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Heavy Rainfall Alert: A total of 49 flights 32 domestic and 17 international were diverted at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) due to adverse weather conditions in the national capital. Services were disrupted overnight at Delhi airport due to heavy rain, strong winds and thunderstorms.
The airport, India’s largest, handles around 1,300 flights daily. In a post on social media platform X, IndiGo advised passengers to plan ahead and check their flight status online. It said real-time updates are available on the app and website.
A source told the agency that 49 flights were diverted between 11.30 pm on May 24 (Saturday) and 4 am on May 25 (Sunday) due to adverse weather conditions. According to data on flight tracking website Flightradar24.com, 180 flights were delayed at the airport, while several others were canceled.
Meanwhile, the canopy at the arrivals area of Delhi IGIA Terminal 1 partially collapsed due to Heavy Rainfall Alert and strong winds in the early hours of May 25. “As part of the design’s natural response to extreme conditions and to prevent excessive water retention, a section of the external tensile fabric at the front of the T1 arrival is adjusted in tension.
Thereby aiding water dispersion” The Delhi International Airport operator (DIAL) said in a statement. It said there was no structural compromise or impact on other parts of T1. It did not directly address the canopy collapse.
The national capital received more than 80 mm of rain in a short period of 30 to 45 minutes from around 2 am on May 26, with wind speeds reaching 70-80 kmph.
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