Found yourself waiting for take-off? The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has been facing delays in planes taxing in and taking off due to problems beyond the scope of ordinary air traffic control (ATC) traffic jams and delays. For instance, on February 29, a Mumbai Bengaluru flight was delayed by 34 minutes on the taxiway. As a result, two other flights that were scheduled after it also saw delays ranging from 20 minutes to two hours.

What’s the cause? And more importantly, what can the solution be? mid-day investigates: