The Dubai-bound FedEx flight that was involved in air turnback after the bird-hit incident, landed safely at the Delhi airport and was released for flight, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) informed on Saturday.
Nearly 22 flights were diverted from Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi to other airports due to bad weather conditions on Thursday, according to airport authorities.
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) arrested 2 members of ECPL, an outsourced company engaged in construction and development activities at Delhi airport, and 2 international passengers arriving from Riyadh with 4 gold bars weighing 100 grams each today at IGI Airport in Delhi.
Due to weather conditions in the national capital, a total of 10 flights were diverted to other airports on Monday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said.
Noting an overcrowding-like situation in Delhi airport yesterday, a senior official in the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on Thursday said that the average time for departure immigration at the airport is around 20 minutes, but sometimes it gets delayed due to the rebalancing of manpower.
The airport official said that it is the responsibility of the Ministry of Home Affairs to ensure the smooth functioning of immigration at the airport.
Long queues at immigration, and security checkpoints have become a nightmare for passengers travelling to and from Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.
A Kenyan passenger has been arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) for concealing bars of gold in an oxygen concentrator bag, officials said.