Couple Misses Their Own Wedding After Unexpected Flight Cancellation
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Couple Misses Their Own Wedding Reception After Unexpected Flight Cancellation

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Out of all the people to miss the wedding reception, the engaged couple has to rank as the worst possible candidates. However, that's exactly what happened for one couple after their flight was canceled.

The couple, from Bengaluru, India, couldn't make their own wedding reception. Medha Ksheerasagar and Sangama Das sheepishly ended up joining their own wedding reception over video chat. This is due to the fact their flight m Bhubaneswar to Hubballi was canceled.

The two married on November 23 and planned a giant reception at Gujarat Bhavan in Hubballi on Dec. 3. But they missed the whole thing when their flight with IndiGo was cancelled.

Missed Wedding Reception

"The flight was continuously shown as delayed throughout the day," the bride's father, Anil Kumar, told the Times of India. "Only at around 6 to 8 p.m. did they finally announce it was cancelled."

Sadly, the couple had to attend their own reception virtually. Anil set up a large screen so the couple could interact with all of their guests. But it's still sad.

"If IndiGo had informed us earlier, we could have made other arrangements," Kumar noted. "Because they did not provide timely information, the reception had to be held online."

This comes as 385 IndiGo flights were cancelled on Dec. 6. Another 1,000 flights were canceled the day prior as well. IndiGo claimed that "a multitude of unforeseen operational challenges."

However, the Federation of Indian Pilots argued it was all the airline's fault. "All other airlines have provisioned pilots adequately and remain largely unaffected," the union said in a statement to The New York Times.

The airline released a statement about the cancellations and delays.

"We had cancelled a significant number of flights and operated little above 700 flights yesterday connecting 113 destinations," the airline wrote in a statement. "The main objective was to reboot the network, systems, and rosters so that we could start afresh today with a higher number of flights, improved stability, and there are some early signs of improvement."

"While we understand that we have a long way to go, we are committed to building back the trust of our customers," the statement continued. "We apologise once again."