25-05-2025
Five flights diverted toVaranasi due to storm in Delhi
Varanasi: At least five flights, including one international, were diverted to Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi due to inclement weather in Delhi late Saturday.
Airport director Puneet Gupta said on Sunday, "Four Delhi-bound IndiGo flights and one of Air India were diverted to Varanasi due to bad weather in the national capital." Initially, AIC2703 A20N Kolkata-Delhi was allowed to land, after which four more flights, including IGO2007 A21N Mumbai-Delhi, IGO16M A20N Dubai-Delhi, and IGO6072 A21N Calicut-Delhi, landed here. All these landings took place after 2 am, and their departure was allowed after over a one-hour stay.
The airport and airline officials and staff remained busy making necessary arrangements for the comfortable stay of passengers.
Delhi witnessed a powerful spell of heavy rain and thunderstorms on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, which brought air traffic to a temporary halt at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. It resulted in the diversion of around 49 flights, including 17 international, from Delhi. tnn
