Rain forces diversion of four flights at Hyderabad airport

Light to moderate rain that lashed Hyderabad on Monday (February 23) disrupted flight operations at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), leading to the diversion of four incoming flights to nearby airports. Airport authorities, however, confirmed that there were no flight cancellations.

According to data from FlightRadar24, one Akasa Air flight, QP 1406 operating from Delhi to Hyderabad, was diverted to Bengaluru. The remaining three diverted services were operated by IndiGo. Flight 6E 7105 from Jagdalpur was diverted to Vijayawada, as was flight 6E 776 from Delhi, while flight 6E 117 from Goa was diverted to Bengaluru.

Hyderabad airport officials said operations continued despite the weather disturbance and clarified that no flights were cancelled. Meanwhile, IndiGo issued a travel advisory on X cautioning travellers.