Jaipur: Major incident averted as IAF plane hits pole at airport

Jaipur: Today, A major accident was averted at Jaipur Airport. While placing the aircraft in the parking apron, the Air Force plane suddenly collided with a pole. According to the information, this incident took place at Jaipur airport on number 39. A part of the plane hit the pillar, however, it did not suffer any major damage.

On Saturday, an airport official said that in another development, at least 20 Delhi-bound flights were diverted to Jaipur, Lucknow, Ahmedabad and Amritsar due to low visibility. According to officials at the city’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, 20 flights were diverted between 7.30 am and 10.30 am.

Officials said,”A total of 13 flights were diverted to Jaipur, one to Lucknow, one to Ahmedabad, four to Amritsar and one to Chandigarh.” On social media X Vistara airline said,”Flight UK954 from Mumbai to Delhi (BOM-DEL) has been diverted to Jaipur (JAI) due to inclement weather at Delhi airport and has arrived Jaipur (JAI) at 0842 hrs.”

“Flight UK832 from Chennai to Delhi (MAA-DEL) has been diverted to Amritsar (ATQ) due to low visibility at Delhi (DEL) airport and is expected to reach Amritsar at 1100 hrs.” At the time, the airline further said,”Flight UK928 from Mumbai to Delhi (BOM-DEL) has been diverted to Jaipur (JAI) due to low visibility at Delhi Airport.”

There was light fog in the national capital in the morning and the minimum temperature dropped to 12.3 degrees Celsius, which is three degrees below normal. According to the Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature is likely to be around 25 degrees while there will be light fog.