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Delhi: A technical glitch in the air traffic control (ATC) system at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) disrupted flight operations on Friday, delaying more than 800 flights and leaving hundreds of passengers stranded at various terminals. Sources said the glitch, which began late Thursday night, affected the Automatic Message Switching System (AMSS), a vital communication network that sends data to the Auto Track System (ATS), which prepares flight plans for controllers. However, the AMSS system was restored by late Friday evening.

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The Airports Authority of India    (AAI )   said its air traffic control messaging system at Delhi airport is “operational and functional.” The authority stated, “The AMSS systems are now operational and functional. Due to some pending work, there may be some delays in the normal operation of automated operations, but the situation will return to normal soon.”

The Ministry of Civil Aviation stated in a release, “The AMSS has now restored to normal functionality. While there may be some delays in automated processes due to backlogged data, the system is stabilizing and is expected to return to full normal soon.”

Flightradar24 data shows that approximately 95 percent of departing flights are delayed by an average of 55 minutes. Meanwhile, 69 percent of arriving flights are delayed by an average of 43 minutes.

It is worth noting that the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) has been rocked by GPS spoofing incidents over the past few days. There are fears that this could be a major cyber attack, although the AAI has denied this. Such incidents usually occur during conflict zones, but this week, a case of this at Delhi airport has disrupted several flights and forced diversions, causing significant inconvenience to passengers.

Delhi airport on Tuesday became the second-highest flight-disturbance site in the world due to GPS spoofing, forcing at least seven flights to be diverted to nearby airports like Jaipur and Lucknow. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has taken cognizance of these GPS spoofing incidents and has launched an investigation.