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Flight operations at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport may be affected from April 26 to May 4 due to a change in wind direction, which is expected to shift to easterlies, the airport operator Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) announced on Friday. Passengers are advised to check with airlines for potential impacts, starting Saturday.
The airport has faced severe flight delays and diversions since the closure of runway 28/10 on April 8 for an upgrade to its landing system. The remaining three runways are also impacted by the wind direction. When easterly winds prevail, departures are limited to two runways (09 and 11L), with arrivals confined to just one (11R) due to the orientation of the runways.
Since Wednesday, wind direction had been predominantly westerly, allowing for relatively smooth operations.
