JE News Desk: As many as Three Delhi-bound flights were diverted on Tuesday due to bad weather in the national capital. Among the three flights, one was diverted to Lucknow and two flights were diverted to Amritsar according to airport sources.
Flight UK836 from Chennai to Delhi and Flight UK960 from Mumbai to Delhi were diverted to Amritsar (ATQ) due to bad weather at Delhi Airport. Both of the flights reached Amritsar at 3.30 pm and 3.40 pm respectively.
“Flight UK836 from Chennai to Delhi (MAA-DEL) has been diverted to Amritsar (ATQ) due to bad weather at Delhi airport and is expected to arrive in Amritsar at 1540hrs,” the airlines said in a statement.
“Flight UK960 from Mumbai to Delhi (BOM-DEL) has been diverted to Amritsar (ATQ) due to bad weather at Delhi Airport and is expected to arrive in Amritsar at 1530 hours,” the airlines informed further.
Also, the airline did not release any statement regarding the third flight yet. An official announcement on the diversion third Delhi-bound flight is yet awaited.
Meanwhile, Delhiites on Tuesday received rainfall and the weather was cloudy on whole day. As per IMD, Delhi will have a cloudy sky on July 4 and 5 and the city will experience light to moderate rain or slight thundershowers on July 4 and 5.
And from 6 to 20 July, the sky in Delhi would remain cloudy with light rains showers, the weather agency said. The India Meteorological Department on Sunday predicted light to moderate rainfall till Wednesday in the Delhi-National Capital Region.
(With Agency Inputs)