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Delhi Rains Affect Flight Departures, Arrivals at IGI Airport, Traffic Snarls Likely. Deets Inside
Delhi Rains: Several flights delayed amid heavy rains, thunderstorms. Metro services disrupted. Read details here
Delhi Rains: Owing to the bad weather, several flights at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport were affected on Monday morning. In a statement, the Delhi airport said, “Due to bad weather, flight operations at Delhi Airport are affected. Passengers are requested to get in touch with the airline concerned for updated flight information.”
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As per latest update by the Delhi Airport website, over 40 departure flights delayed due to bad weather and other related issues. Around 18 arrival flights to Delhi airport delayed due to bad weather and other related issues as of now. Two flights cancelled. Meanwhile, Delhi Airport sources stated that due to weather conditions in Delhi-NCR, several flights have been diverted to Jaipur and other airports. Hundreds of passengers are stranded, with all the early morning flights departing from Delhi being rescheduled as the weather is unfavourable, added sources.
On Friday, at least 11 flights, including an international flight were diverted due to heavy rains and thunderstorms in the national capital. While 2 Vistara flights and an Indigo plane were diverted to Lucknow airport, 7 flights were diverted to Jaipur. These seven flights included: Two Air Asia flights – one from Pune and one from Ranchi, Air India’s two flights as well as a Go First flight and an Indigo plane from Ranchi.
Notably, Delhi-NCR woke up to a pleasant rainy morning today—a gratifying sight that brought respite from the blisteringly hot days. Waterlogging and traffic congestion are expected in many areas of Delhi-NCR as trees were uprooted in some regions due to the impact of strong winds.
Delhi Rains: Check out some of the pictures and videos below:-
#WATCH | An uprooted tree blocks road near Delhi Cantonment area following strong winds and rain, as parts of National Capital receive rainfall. pic.twitter.com/xLtnV8r3I8
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2022
Amid strong winds and rain, uprooted trees block roads in parts of Delhi.
Visuals from Dhaula Kuan. pic.twitter.com/6sVQ8zJItU
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2022
#WATCH | Strong winds and rain lash parts of National Capital. Early morning visuals from Janpath. pic.twitter.com/8shwyQVGBq
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2022
The weather departmenr had also issued a yellow alert — ‘watch’ the weather and calls for administrators to ‘be updated’ — for May 23 and May 24. Partly cloudy sky and drizzle are likely to keep the mercury in check over the subsequent two to three days, according to the IMD.
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