<p>Air India and Jet would, however, operate their flights to the US and Canada by taking a diversion, sources in the airlines said.<br /><br />An Air India spokesman said the airline will operate its flights from Delhi to New York and New York to Delhi and also Mumbai-New York and New York-Mumbai flights with a diversion through a polar route. A polar route refers to an aircraft route across the uninhabited polar ice cap region.<br /><br />Jet Airways has also started its Delhi-Toronto and Mumbai-New York flights with a technical stop over at Athens in Greece.<br /><br />Some airlines have started talks with various foreign missions in India to take care of the stranded passengers from those countries.<br />Maintaining that they had already provided full accommodation and other facilities to hundreds of passengers for past 2-3 days, they also said they were finding it difficult to continue this facility any longer.<br /><br />Airline sources also said the carriers could not be held liable for disruption of flight operations under to such circumstances.</p>
<p>Air India and Jet would, however, operate their flights to the US and Canada by taking a diversion, sources in the airlines said.<br /><br />An Air India spokesman said the airline will operate its flights from Delhi to New York and New York to Delhi and also Mumbai-New York and New York-Mumbai flights with a diversion through a polar route. A polar route refers to an aircraft route across the uninhabited polar ice cap region.<br /><br />Jet Airways has also started its Delhi-Toronto and Mumbai-New York flights with a technical stop over at Athens in Greece.<br /><br />Some airlines have started talks with various foreign missions in India to take care of the stranded passengers from those countries.<br />Maintaining that they had already provided full accommodation and other facilities to hundreds of passengers for past 2-3 days, they also said they were finding it difficult to continue this facility any longer.<br /><br />Airline sources also said the carriers could not be held liable for disruption of flight operations under to such circumstances.</p>