Flight operations attacked at Delhi Airport after the sandstorm; 50 flights were delayed, several cancelled
More than 50 domestic flights operating from Indira Gandhi International Airport were postponed from Friday night to Saturday morning, about 25 flights were transferred, and seven were cancelled due to dust rain, according to airport sources.
Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) and senior officials from airport officials monitored the situation and responded to passenger complaints.
“After the dust storm, many flights were transferred and cancelled, which caused inconvenience for passengers to wait for their flights at Delhi Airport. The transferred flights took some time to arrive in Delhi, which led to the arrival of the airport.”
Airport sources confirmed that the boarding gate was busy due to the congestion of the flight, although the passenger load was less than the other day.
The airline said flights were postponed due to congestion in air traffic control at Delhi Airport. Many passengers complained about the confusion caused by boarding gates and airline employees in the delays. Passengers composed of infants, children, pregnant women and patients are also cruel unless AI ground staff complained before CISF. 12-04-2025,” Dr Hy Desai posted on X. Other passenger Vipul Singh posted a video of the boarding area on X: “Super mismanagement at the New Delhi Airport and similar stampede situations due to poor management of airport managers. ”
According to Air India, a total of 22 flights were diverted and five were cancelled due to dust storms.
