An Air India flight, en route to London, returned to Mumbai after three hours in the air, according to news agency PTI citing Flightradar24 data. The Mumbai-London flight remained in the air for three hours after departing from the airport at 5:39 am.
Air India said in a statement that due to the situation in Iran and the closure of its airspace, several of its flights are either being diverted or returning to their origin.
Flight details:
AI130 - London Heathrow-Mumbai - Diverted to Vienna
AI102 - New York-Delhi - Diverted to Sharjah
AI116 - New York-Mumbai - Diverted to Jeddah
AI2018 - London Heathrow-Delhi - Diverted to Mumbai
AI129 - Mumbai-London Heathrow - Returning to Mumbai
AI119 - Mumbai-New York - Returning to Mumbai
AI103 - Delhi-Washington - Returning to Delhi
AI106 - Newark-Delhi- Diverting to Vienna
AI188 - Vancouver-Delhi - Diverting to Jeddah
AI101 - Delhi-New York - Diverting to Frankfurt/Milan
AI126 - Chicago-Delhi - Diverting to Jeddah
AI132 - London Heathrow-Bengaluru - Diverted to Sharjah
AI2016 - London Heathrow-Delhi - Diverted to Vienna
AI104 - Washington-Delhi - Diverted to Vienna
AI190 - Toronto-Delhi - Diverted to Frankfurt
AI189 - Delhi-Toronto - Returning to Delhi
"We regret the inconvenience caused to our passengers due to this unforeseen disruption and are making every effort to minimise it, including providing accommodation for passengers. Refunds on cancellation or complimentary rescheduling is also being offered to guests who opt for it. Alternative arrangements are being made to fly passengers to their destinations," the Air India statement read.
In pre-dawn strikes termed Operation Rising Lion, Israel targeted multiple high-value nuclear and military sites in Iran.
Hours later, the Iranian Civil Aviation Authority announced the closure of the country's airspace. Israel also declared a full airspace lockdown and heightened emergency readiness along its northern and southern borders.
The city recorded a minimum temperature of 25.2 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, with the weather office predicting light to moderate rain.
Cloud seeding is generally considered moderately effective, with studies and real-world programmes showing it can increase rainfall under the right conditions.
Paris has traded automotive routes for bike lanes, adding green spaces and eliminating 50,000 parking spaces.
In a first for the national capital, Delhi is set to witness artificial rain aimed at reducing air pollution, with cloud seeding scheduled between July 4 and 11, subject to weather conditions, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said.
Thunderstorm and rain likely in Delhi on Friday, says India Meteorological Department, with minimum temperature stood at 29 degrees Celsius. Maximum may hit 37 degrees Celsius. AQI at satisfactory level, reading 95.
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