New Delhi, Oct 29: With warnings of Hurricane Sandy likely to hit the East Coast of United States soon, Indian carriers Jet Airways and Air India have grounded their flights scheduled to fly to New York and Newark indefinitely.
These are among the nearly 6,000 flights that have been cancelled across cities on the East Coast due to the hurricane.
Jet Airways cancelled its flights 9W 227 and 9W 228, operating between Brussels and Newark on Monday.
The same flights scheduled on October 30 and 31 would also stand affected, a Jet spokesperson said.
“Guest booked on these delayed/schedule changed flights, can re-book themselves into alternative flights (with an allowance of one date/time change without penalty) by contacting the Contact Centre or their agent(s)”, the spokesperson added.
Air India preferred to use indefinitely delayed instead of cancelled to describe the ground of flights.
The airline's AI-191 Mumbai-Newark and AI-101 Delhi-New York flights have been indefinitely delayed due to the hurricane.
Passengers have been informed and transit passengers have been provided hotel accommodation in Delhi, the spokesperson said.
