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Major incident averted after IAF plane hits pole at Jaipur airport

An Indian Air Force (IAF) plane hit a pillar while it was being parked at the Jaipur Airport in Rajasthan. According to reports, the pilot is safe and there was not any major damage to the plane also.

Reported By : Manish Bhattacharya Edited By : Shashwat Bhandari
New Delhi
Published : Dec 02, 2023 16:12 IST, Updated : Dec 03, 2023 0:56 IST
IAF plane hits pole, Jaipur airport, Rajasthan
Image Source : MANISH BHATTACHARYA, INDIA TV Indian Air Force (IAF) plane hits pole at Jaipur airport

Jaipur: A major incident was averted at the Jaipur airport after an Indian Air Force (IAF) hit a pole while it was being parked near runway number 39.

A part of the plane hit the pillar, however, it did not suffer any major damage.

In another development, at least 20 Delhi-bound flights were diverted to Jaipur, Lucknow, Ahmedabad and Amritsar due to low visibility on Saturday, an airport official said.

According to officials at the city's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport the 20 flights were diverted between 7.30 a.m. and 10.30 am.

“A total of 13 flights were diverted to Jaipur, one to Lucknow, one to Ahmedabad, four to Amritsar and one to Chandigarh,” said the officials.

"Flight UK954 from Mumbai to Delhi (BOM-DEL) has been diverted to Jaipur (JAI) due to bad weather at Delhi airport and has arrived in Jaipur (JAI) at 0842 hours," Vistara airline said on X.

"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 arrive in Amritsar at 1100 hrs."

The airlines further said on X: "Flight UK928 from Mumbai to Delhi (BOM-DEL) has been diverted to Jaipur (JAI) due to low visibility at Delhi airport."

Shallow fog enveloped the national capital in the morning with the minimum temperature dipping to 12.3 degrees Celsius, three notches below the normal.

As per the weather department, the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 25 degrees while there will be shallow fog.

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