JAIPUR: Two Indigo flights were diverted from Delhi to Jaipur due to congestion at Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday. The congestion in Delhi's aerial route was due to arrival of heads of nations, foreign delegates and other invitees attending the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister.
Jaipur airport authorities said that two Delhi-bound flights from Ahmedabad and Kolkata landed in Jaipur airport at 10.50 am and 11.10 am. "These flights, after an hour's stop-over, left for Delhi," said officials. Meanwhile, the airport was kept on high alert anticipating diverted flights from Delhi.
According to sources, the civil aviation authorities had categorically asked Jaipur, Lucknow, Ahmedabad and other airports to remain alert in case of any sudden diversion due to the rush at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Monday. Anticipating diversions, most of the airlines have kept the buses on standby to ferry passengers to Delhi via route in case of congestion or any emergency.
The high security in Delhi also caused some inconvenience to the passengers on road. The security check-ups and diversions in Delhi leading to traffic jams at several places delayed the travel period by 30 minutes.