Heavy rain lashed the national capital on Tuesday afternoon, bringing a much-needed respite from the heat. Mumbai also witnessed incessant heavy rain on Tuesday. The severe weather disrupted flight operations in both major cities, prompting airlines to issue travel warnings.
In their warnings, airlines reported the potential impact on operations and urged passengers to check the status of their flights.
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Air India has warned passengers that bad weather conditions may affect flights to and from Delhi.
“Adverse weather conditions may impact flight operations to and from Delhi,” the airline said in its travel advisory on X.
In a post on X, IndiGo said adverse weather conditions in the national capital had affected flight schedules and added that its teams were monitoring the situation.
“The bad weather over Delhi has affected flight schedules. We are closely monitoring the weather and doing our best to get you where you want to be safely and smoothly,” the airline said in the post.
Furthermore, the airline advised passengers to stay updated on the status of their flights through its website or mobile app.
“We request that you stay updated on your flight status via our website or app. Please allow extra time for transfer, as slow traffic may impact ground travel en route to the airport,” IndiGo said.
“Please be assured that our teams are here to help you every step of the way and provide full support. Thank you for your patience and understanding,” she added.
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SpiceJet warned that heavy rains in both Mumbai and Delhi could affect flight operations, including connecting services.
“Due to inclement weather conditions (heavy rain) in Mumbai (BOM) and Delhi (DEL), all departure/arrival and onward flights may be affected. Passengers are requested to check the status of their flights,” the airline said.
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Delhi and Mumbai are getting rain
Rains affected normal movement in parts of Delhi and Mumbai. Meanwhile, according to the latest forecast of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhi is expected to witness thunderstorms with rain on Wednesday as well.
As the national capital witnessed rainfall, a tree fell on a moving Mercedes and a passing car on East Kailash Road in Delhi on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. No one was injured in the accident. However, a fallen tree temporarily disrupted traffic on Raja Der Singh Marg.
The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) said it received a call about the incident at 1:38 pm and immediately dispatched a fire tender.
In Mumbai, a 55-year-old man named Sheikh died after falling into an open pit amid heavy rain, prompting the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to suspend four civic officials and order a high-level investigation, news agency PTI reported.
CCTV footage showed the man talking on his mobile phone before he passed near a parked car and fell into the open manhole. According to reports, the manhole cover was temporarily removed by three contract workers carrying out maintenance work.
Workers lowered a ladder into the manhole in an attempt to rescue him, but only recovered his umbrella and slippers.
Officials had informed that due to the strong flow of water, it was not initially possible to determine the direction in which the water was being swept away. However, it was later located some distance away from where it fell.
