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Delhi: 15 Flights Diverted, Many Delayed Due To Sudden Climate Shifts. (Consultant Picture)
Unhealthy climate in Delhi induced 15 flight diversions and delays. 9 diverted to Jaipur, two every to Amritsar/Lucknow. Some flights delayed by 5+ hours.
As many as 15 flights have been diverted on the Delhi airport on Tuesday night attributable to unhealthy climate within the nationwide capital. Many flights have been additionally delayed.
Out of those flights, an airport official stated, 9 have been diverted to Jaipur, two every to Amritsar and Lucknow, one every to Mumbai and Chandigarh. A senior authorities official who was to fly to Chennai from the nationwide capital stated his flight had been delayed by greater than 5 hours.
The IndiGo flight was to take off at round 5.15 pm and there’s no replace up to now on the departure timing, the official stated late within the night. Vistara stated two of its flights from Pune and Ranchi that have been to land on the airport have been diverted.
In a publish on X, IndiGo stated that attributable to unfavourable climate situations within the nationwide capital, clients are requested to examine their flight timings earlier than heading to the airport. “Flight UK998 from Pune to Delhi (PNQ-DEL) has been diverted to Amritsar (ATQ) attributable to unhealthy climate at Delhi airport…,” Vistara stated in a publish on X.
In one other publish, the airline stated flight UK754 from Ranchi to Delhi has been diverted to Jaipur attributable to unhealthy climate. In line with the India Meteorological Division (IMD), the climate in Delhi skilled a sudden change within the night, with the utmost temperature settling a notch beneath regular at 36.8 levels Celsius. There have been gusty winds and light-weight rains.
