India, Dec. 5 -- Chaos reigned for the second straight day on Wednesday at Pune airport as flight delays and cancellations mounted, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded, exhausted, and increasingly angry. What began as a crew shortage disrupting multiple IndiGo flights has now snowballed into an airport-wide gridlock affecting all carriers.

According to the latest update from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) Pune, eight arrivals and eight departures have been cancelled, 11 aircraft remain parked on the ground, and 19 flights are running more than an hour late. With aircraft occupying parking bays far beyond their scheduled turnaround time, incoming flights have been unable to dock, triggering a chain reaction of delays.

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