As the national capital grapples with high-level of air pollution, the Delhi Airport on Monday said that low visibility procedures were in progress. Authorities have implemented emergency measures to address the deteriorating situation as visibility plummeted, affecting daily life and travel plans.
Delhi air quality: A senior citizen in the national capital complained that he and his grandchildren had been facing breathing issues and throat pain because of the pollution.
Delhi rains: The IMD has also issued an advisory for Delhiites urging them to stay indoors, secure windows and doors and refrain from unnecessary travel.
Multiple areas, including Lutyen's Delhi, Kashmere Gate and Rajinder Nagar, among others, were inundated following the heavy rain. The IMD has advised people to remain indoors, secure windows and doors and refrain from unnecessary travel.
A purported video of the ceiling falling apart and rainwater gushing has gone viral on different social media platforms.
Over 110 flights, including international ones, were delayed and a few were diverted due to bad weather following the fog and low visibility. The weather remained disruptive for air services in the national capital area in the last couple of days.
As many as eighteen Delhi-bound flights were diverted to other locations, due to low visibility.
G20 Summit 2023: "Customers are being offered the option of rescheduling or cancelling their flights with refunds. Passengers have been notified about flight cancellations and to schedule changes in advance," the statement of Indigo said.
Delhi Weather: 10 Delhi-bound flights diverted to Jaipur and Lucknow due to bad weather as a fresh spell of rain lashes part of the national capital.
Delhi weather: Flight operations at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport were affected on Saturday due to rain and inclement weather. The IMD has predicted more rainfall during the day.
Airlines already sent out a travel advisory to passengers regarding the diversions and delays. Rain coupled with thunderstorms lashed parts of the national capital on Thursday evening.
Delhi rains: At least 25 flight departures and 15 flight arrivals were delayed due to bad weather on Wednesday, they said. Vistara said on Twitter that its two Mumbai-Delhi flights were diverted to other cities -- one to Jaipur and another to Indore -- due to heavy rains in Delhi.
Investigations into the cause of the activation are ongoing. During the disruption, 50 departure flights were delayed by 30 minutes or more and nine arriving flights were diverted.
As many as 11 Delhi-bound flights were diverted to Jaipur and Lucknow airports due to heavy rains in the national capital on Monday, airport officials said here.
The Palam observatory recorded visibility at 50 metres at 8.30 am while at the Safdarjung observatory, it was recorded at 350 metres.
After claiming 48 lives and leaving hundreds injured in six states, another bout of thunderstorm and dust storm are likely to hit parts of north-west india over the next 48 to 72 hours, the IMD has warned.
New Delhi: Flights were diverted due to bad weather after rain lashed the national capital and its adjoining areas Saturday leading to clogged roads and traffic snarls."Around nine flights were diverted due to bad weather,"
Kolkata, Feb 1: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has ordered a probe into an incident at Kolkata airport on Thursday, when four radars failed to function and two flights of Jet Airways and Indigo
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