"An American Airlines AAL.O flight from New York to New Delhi was diverted to Rome on Sunday (February 23) due to a security concern later determined to be "non-credible," the airline said, adding the flight landed safely in Rome and will depart for Delhi on Monday.
The Delhi Airport in the morning issued an advisory for passengers and informed that flight operations may get affected but the 'Low Visibility Procedures' are still in progress at the airport.
These flights were diverted under the 'Captain Minima' operating procedures, which refers to the minimum operating standards that pilots must meet for landing, and these standards can lead to diversions if adverse weather conditions prevent compliance.
Amid the enforcement of 'low visibility procedures' at the Delhi Airport, nine flights bound to land at the IGI Airport, have been diverted to other cities, sources said on Monday.
Five Delhi-bound flights have been diverted to Jaipur and Dehradun due to low visibility at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) in the national capital on Monday, said sources.
The Nepal Police on Saturday said that no suspicious or explosive object was found during the search in the Air India flight bound for New Delhi from Kathmandu which received a bomb threat.
Speaking about the incident, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Sanjay Kumar Verma, said that the incident occurred at around 12: 30 am on Sunday when a double-decker bus travelling from Raibareli to Delhi collided with a car.
In view of the tractor march in Noida by farmers affiliated with Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) Tikait and BKU Lokshakti, the Noida police issued a traffic advisory on Monday morning urging commuters heading to Delhi to use the metro instead of taking roads.
As many as 19 Delhi-bound trains were reported to be running behind schedule after heavy fog shrouded the national capital and vast swathes of North India on Tuesday morning, significantly reducing visibility, railway officials informed.
Severe cold continued to prevail across North India, with the mercury recorded in single digits in several states and dense fog and low visibility affecting commuters in the early hours of Thursday.