Delhi: Over 350 Flights Delayed at IGI Airport Due to Traffic Congestion

More than 350 flights were delayed at the Delhi airport on Saturday, April 12, due to traffic congestion. Social media users shared pictures and videos of waiting passengers at the airport. Operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) were disrupted on Friday evening due to adverse weather conditions and as a spillover impact, operations have also been hit on Saturday.

Chaos at Delhi airport after a dust storm delayed multiple flights, and cancelled many.

Passengers were left stranded, some said they were given no assistance by their airlines.#DelhiAirport#DelhiWeather#DustStormpic.twitter.com/4GyJZGyKJT

— Vani Mehrotra (@vani_mehrotra) April 12, 2025

Ultra mismanagement and stampede like situation at Terminal 3, New Delhi Airport due to poor mismanagement by airport management and @airindia@PMOIndia, @narendramodi please intervene immediately to save us from any big incident. pic.twitter.com/dhIZoEElzs

— Vipul Singh (@Vipul_sing) April 12, 2025

"Flight operations at Delhi Airport are improving; however, a few flights are still impacted due to last night's weather conditions. 

Update issued at 14:00 hours

Flight operations at Delhi Airport are improving; however, a few flights are still impacted due to last night's weather conditions. Our on-ground teams and all stakeholders are working together to minimize any inconvenience to passengers. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/ONxF4cRjy8

— Delhi Airport (@DelhiAirport) April 12, 2025

"Our on-ground teams and all stakeholders are working together to minimise any inconvenience to passengers," DIAL said in a post on X at 1407 hours. Data available on the flight tracking website Flightradar24.com shows that more than 350 flights have been delayed, and the average delay for flight departures was over 40 minutes.

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"Ongoing air traffic congestion in Delhi is causing flights to be held for takeoff and landing clearance. Due to the consequential impact, a few flights across the network are impacted too," IndiGo said in a post on X at 1332 hours.

#6ETravelAdvisory: Please expect a wait while flying to/from Delhi due to the ongoing air traffic congestion. We’ll get you moving as soon as we receive the final nod. Check your flight status here https://t.co/TQCzzykjgApic.twitter.com/oWdKREjC8g

— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) April 12, 2025

Meanwhile, only three runways are operational at the airport now, as one runway is closed for maintenance work.