New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Air India Express on Thursday said that severe parking bay congestion at Pune Airport disrupted multiple flight schedules, after one of its early-morning services landed on time but could not be allotted a bay.

According to the airline, its Delhi-Pune flight touched down as scheduled at 06:55 am, but the aircraft was unable to park because all 10 bays at Pune Airport were occupied.

"Our morning Delhi-Pune flight landed on schedule at 0655 hrs. However, no parking bay was available at Pune Airport at the time of arrival. The airport has a total of 10 bays, of which all are currently occupied by aircraft of another airline on ground due to technical reasons or experiencing delays," an Air India Express spokesperson sa...