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Heavy in a single day rain disrupted flight providers in Bengaluru on the Kempegowda Worldwide Airport. (File Picture)
13 home flights, together with three worldwide passenger flights, and one worldwide cargo flight have been diverted
Heavy rainfall prompted water leakage in Bengaluru’s Terminal 2 (T2) of Kempegowda Worldwide Airport (KIA) on Thursday resulting in the diversion of a number of flights. As a result of leakage, rainwater was dripping from the roof close to the luggage declare space of T2.
In response to the leakage, Bangalore Worldwide Airport Restricted (BIAL), the operator of KIA, issued an announcement explaining {that a} heavy downpour of rain inside a short while resulted in water leakage in sure areas of the terminal buildings, a Moneycontrol report acknowledged.
“Rainwater started leaking from the roof, inflicting a puddle close to the conveyor belt. The housekeeping workers cleared it to keep away from inconvenience to passengers,” the publication quoted the BIAL operators as saying.
Over 15 Flights Diverted Resulting from Leakage
The leakage led to the diversion of 17 Bengaluru-bound flights to Chennai. A BIAL spokesperson confirmed that 13 home flights, three worldwide passenger flights, and one worldwide cargo flight have been diverted.
The home flights diverted from Bengaluru to Chennai included 4 every of IndiGo (from Pune, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Madurai) and Air India Categorical (from Hyderabad, Lucknow, Mumbai, and Ranchi), together with two Air India flights from Delhi and Hyderabad.
Different affected home flights have been a Vistara flight from Delhi, an Akasa Air flight from Pune, and a Star Air flight from Jamnagar.
The three worldwide flights diverted from Bengaluru to Chennai have been: Singapore Airways (SQ 510), Etihad (EY 238) from Abu Dhabi and KLM flight (KL-879) from Amsterdam.
Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Kempegowda Worldwide Airport’s Terminal 2 in 2022 which was constructed for Rs 5,000 crore.
The terminal, which is acknowledged as one of many ‘world’s most lovely airports’ by UNESCO’s Prix Versailles 2023, was constructed as a terminal in a backyard. It began home operations on January 15, 2023, and worldwide flight operations on September 12 of the identical 12 months.
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