Delhi Weather Disrupts Flights For Second Day; Diversions To Lucknow, Jaipur

Bad weather in Delhi once again on Tuesday caused significant disruptions to flight operations, with many being diverted due to this issue. Two planes were redirected to Lucknow as a result of this condition, which included an Air India flight (AI 2908) coming from Dehradun, landing at 4:00 PM. 

The other one (6E-615) was an IndiGo Flight to Delhi that originated in Mumbai, which arrived at approximately 4:09 PM, both at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport). 

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Both flights are fully parked with their passengers remaining on board; they are scheduled to depart once weather conditions improve. This occurrence happened just a day after many flights going into Delhi were affected by adverse weather conditions at Delhi airports. 

Monday saw multiple flights that were scheduled for landing at the Delhi International Airport having to be diverted elsewhere, at least eleven landed at Jaipur International Airport) leaving thousands of people with an unplanned and extended wait (some being up to 10 hours) without a clear indication if an extension would occur or how long they would have to wait for their flight(s). 

One of the more severely affected flights was an Air India Express flight that was headed to Delhi from Guwahati; because of weather issues, the Pilots of that aircraft had to divert from the Indira Gandhi International Airport to an alternate airport in Lucknow.

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The plane took off from its original departure point but was still unable to secure a landing/arrival clearance in Delhi after several attempts, which resulted in rerouting the aircraft to Jaipur. The aircraft arrived in Jaipur at around 6:15 am. The passengers on board were subjected to approximately ten hours of combined flying and waiting time.

Weather disruptions in Delhi are ordinary and often result from extreme weather changes, particularly thunderstorms, gusty winds and heavy rain. These conditions lead to limited visibility and operation of runways at the Delhi airport, resulting in aircraft being diverted to alternate airports like Jaipur and Lucknow as a safety precaution.