{"id":1302,"date":"2023-04-04T16:59:34","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T15:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loktaknews.com\/14-flights-diverted-6-delayed-at-bengaluru-airport-after-heavy-rain\/%e0%a4%8f%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%82%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%b5\/"},"modified":"2023-04-04T16:59:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T15:59:34","slug":"14-flights-diverted-6-delayed-at-bengaluru-airport-after-heavy-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loktaknews.com\/?p=1302","title":{"rendered":"14 Flights Diverted, 6 Delayed At Bengaluru Airport After Heavy Rain"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Due to the heavy downpour, traffic was thrown out of gear in Devanahalli.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Fourteen flights were diverted and six departures were delayed on Tuesday evening due to a heavy downpour and bad weather in Devanahalli on the city outskirts where the Kempegowda International Airport is located, airport authorities said.<\/p>\n

Strong crosswinds and heavy rain with thunder and lightning impacted flight operations from 4.05 PM to 4.51 PM, an airport official said.<\/p>\n

“Overall 14 flights were diverted. 12 were diverted to Chennai, one to Coimbatore and one to Hyderabad. Airline wise count – seven Indigo Flights, three Vistara, two Akasa Airlines and one each of Go Air and Air India. Six departures were delayed,” the official told PTI.<\/p>\n

The official added that the normal operations have resumed.<\/p>\n

“Flights diverted to Chennai are being refueled and will return to Bengaluru shortly,” she said.<\/p>\n

According to the Met department, the KIA in Devanahalli received 45.2 mm rainfall on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n

Due to the heavy downpour, traffic was thrown out of gear and normal life was paralysed in Devanahalli.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, there was no rainfall in the central region of the city.<\/p>\n

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