Delhi rain: IndiGo issues travel advisory for its passengers

On its Twitter handle, the airline said, among other things, that flyers should ‘keep enough travel time in hand to avoid any hassle.’

Updated on: May 30, 2022, 18:22:45 IST

By HT News Desk, New Delhi

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Budget carrier IndiGo issued an advisory as Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) was hit by heavy rainfall coupled with gusty winds and thunderstorms on Monday. On its Twitter handle, the airline said, among other things, that to avoid any hassle, its passengers should try to leave for Delhi airport long before the scheduled departure of their IndiGo flight.

New Delhi: A commuter walks past an uprooted tree, during a dust storm and rainfall in New Delhi, Monday, May 30, 2022. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)

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“#6E TravelAdvisory: Raindrops and thunderstorms in #Delhi may impact our flight operations. Please keep enough travel time in hand to avoid any hassle. Keep a check on your flight status bit.ly/2EjJGGT. For any assistance, DM us on Twitter/Facebook,” said the Gurugram-based carrier's official Twitter handle.

Also, as many as eight flights had to be diverted to Jaipur, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Dehradun due to bad weather in Delhi, officials at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport told HT.

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Meanwhile, the after-effects of rain and hailstorm could be seen in various parts of the national capital. News agency ANI shared a visual of a car trapped under a tree in the upmarket Connaught Place area.

Earlier, the the Regional Weather Forecasting Centre (RWFC), Delhi, forecast that thunderstorm and gusty winds with a speed of 30-50 km per hour would accompany the rain over adjoining areas of West, North-West, South, South-West Delhi.

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