Dust Storm instigated Indigo flight to enter Delhi; More than 350 flights were delayed. Bharat News
New Delhi: Passengers riding an Indigo flight from Raipur to Delhi experienced a stressful moment on Sunday evening as the aircraft was forced to abolish its landing due to the sudden thunderstorm and strong winds on the capital.Flight 6E 6313 was a few minutes away from the touchdown at Indira Gandhi International Airport, when the pilot announced an air speed of up to 80 km/h, indicating a go-off for safety. ANI reported that after improving the weather conditions, the aircraft circled the sky for a while.The pilot informed the passengers, “The wind speed was very high, so we had to climb back to the weather cleaning.”The incident occurred as parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) was hit by a dust storm after light rains, shortly thereafter forecast thunderstorms and strong winds after India’s Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD said that the wind speed was expected to reach 50 km/h due to the cloud cluster moving towards the east-south-east.According to the source of PTI, the weather led the widespread disintegration at the Delhi airport, with four flights to Chandigarh and Amritsar, and two between 5 to 5:30 pm for Jaipur, one person, and two with Jaipur. Flightradar24.com reported that more than 350 flights were delayed through the evening, causing the IGI Airport, India’s busiest aviation hub to be one of the most chaotic period yet.Sudden weather innings highlights the vulnerability of air traffic operations to replace the climate pattern, especially during the pre-monsoon season in North India.
