Flight cancellations, delays leave over 200 Delhi-Ahmedabad passengers stranded
On June 28, a canopy at Terminal-1 of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport collapsed on vehicles amid heavy rain.
After that, the Ahmedabad-Delhi flight departing at 11:20 am on June 28 and the Delhi-Ahmedabad flight departing at 9:10 am were cancelled, according to reports.
Due to the cancellation of these flights, more than 200 passengers were left searching for connecting flights.
Meanwhile, 10 connecting flights to and from Ahmedabad were delayed by more than 1 hour.
Which flights connecting Ahmedabad were affected?
IndiGo flights from Ahmedabad to Delhi with flight numbers 6E 6042 and 6E 184 were cancelled.
IndiGo flights:
Ahmedabad to Goa was delayed by 1.5 hours.
Ahmedabad to Pune was delayed by 2.2 hours.
Ahmedabad to Chennai was delayed by 1.2 hours.
Ahmedabad to Mumbai was delayed by 1 hour.
Ahmedabad to Varanasi was delayed by 2 hours.
Akasa flights:
Ahmedabad to Mumbai was delayed by 3 hours.
Goa to Ahmedabad was delayed by 1.2 hours.
The heavy rains in Delhi led to a chaotic situation at the IGI Airport after a canopy of Terminal-1 at Delhi’s airport collapsed on cars. At least one person was killed and eight others injured, as per reports.
Many vehicles, including cabs were damaged. The canopy sheet and the support beams collapsed, damaging the cars parked in the pick-up and drop area of the terminal.
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