Over 60 Flights Affected At The Delhi Airport Due To Dust Storm!

Flight operations were suspended at the Indira Gandhi International Airport after a massive dust storm hit Delhi and its surrounding areas, yesterday evening. 40 airplanes were diverted, and more than 20 flights were delayed.

Here are the details –

• All domestic and international airlines were affected by the dust storm
• The Runway was closed down and flight operations were suspended between 4:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.
• More than a dozen flights were diverted to Jaipur International Airport and Amritsar International Airport.
• 9 Delhi bound flights were diverted to Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow.
• Vistara flights from Mumbai, Goa, Srinagar and Bhubaneswar which were told to divert as well.
• International flights from Tokyo, Newark and Colombo were diverted to different places.
• Flights from Riyadh, Colombo, Kathmandu, Kabul and Jeddah were delayed due to bad weather.

The Indian Meteorological Department said that the wind speeds were as high as 109 Kmph during the dust storm. There was a sudden change in weather at around 4:30 p.m. which was accompanied by powerful winds and heavy rain.

The department has also warned that 26 districts of Utter Pradesh might see harsh weather changes today.

In the past few days powerful dust and thunderstorms have affected people in Delhi, U.P., Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Punjab and surrounding areas. Almost 152 people have lost their lives and over 430 people have been injured during this stormy season.

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