Passengers Stranded as 40 Flights Diverted from Delhi Airport

Airlines urged the Civil Aviation Ministry to help provide weather updates, “well in advance.”

Squalls, dust storms and heavy rains in the national capital upset flight schedules at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Due to bad weather over @Delhi_Airport all departures are put on hold. #AI539 MAA-DEL diverted to #LKO & #AI115 ATQ-DEL diverted to #JAI

— Air India (@airindiain) May 29, 2016

Until 2 am on Monday morning, 40 domestic and international flights were diverted to nearby airports due to bad weather.

Airlines urged the Civil Aviation Ministry to help institute a mechanism for providing weather updates, “well in advance.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was returning from Karnataka, after addressing a public meeting in Devangere, also had to make a stop over in Jaipur on Sunday after inclement weather prevented his flight from landing in Delhi.

(With inputs from NDTV)