The disruptive weather conditions in Delhi forced the diversion of 20 flights to nearby airports between 7:30 am and 10:30 am.
Severe weather conditions disrupted operations at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI Airport) on Saturday, forcing the diversion of 20 flights and causing delays in several others.
13 flights were diverted to Jaipur Airport, one flight was diverted to Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow, one flight was diverted to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, four flights were diverted to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar, One flight was diverted to Chandigarh Airport.
According to an India Today report, the disruptive weather conditions in Delhi forced the diversion of 20 flights to nearby airports between 7:30 am and 10:30 am. In an update posted on the micro-blogging platform X at around 8:10 am, Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI Airport) informed passengers that low visibility procedures were in effect due to adverse weather conditions.
Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘very poor’ category in several areas on Saturday, with the AQI (Air Quality Index) reaching 375 at Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport at 10:00 am. The air quality in Anand Vihar and Ashok Vihar was also recorded as ‘very poor’, with AQI readings of 388 and 386, respectively, at 6:00 am.
