Four flights to Kathmandu and Varanasi diverted to Lucknow
Adverse weather conditions forced two international and two domestic flights to land at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport on Monday morning.
Four aircraft travelling to Kathmandu and Varanasi were diverted to the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow on Monday morning, according to reports by The Hindu and The Pioneer.
Airport sources stated that the diversions occurred because of adverse weather conditions. The affected flights included two international services and two domestic flights.
A Himalaya Airlines flight travelling from Hangzhou, China, to Kathmandu arrived in Lucknow at 7.40 a.m. and left for its destination at 9.26 a.m. A flydubai flight from Dubai to Kathmandu landed at 8.18 a.m. and departed at 9.46 a.m.
Two domestic IndiGo flights were also diverted. One flight from Bengaluru to Varanasi arrived at 7.20 a.m. and departed at 11.24 a.m., while another flight from Delhi to Varanasi arrived at 7.05 a.m. and left at 9.08 a.m.