Mumbai Airport Flash Strike Hits Air India Operations, Delays 15 Flights

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• Mumbai Airport Flash Strike Hits Air India Operations, Delays 15 Flights Published By, Last Updated: May 18, 2026, 16:51 IST Air India issued a statement saying the protest by employees of a third-party ground handling agency had affected operations.
• Rapid Read Passenger at Mumbai airport (Credits: X) Hundreds of passengers faced delays and confusion at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Monday after employees of AI Airport Services Limited (AIASL) staged a protest over salary hikes and other demands, disrupting several Air India flights.
• At least 15 outgoing flights were delayed by up to two hours, while passengers on some arriving flights were forced to remain inside aircraft for nearly an hour after landing due to disruptions in ground handling operations.
• Passengers Made To Wait Inside Aircraft One of the affected flights was an Air India service from Hyderabad to Mumbai that landed around 11.45 am.
• Passengers said they were...