Flight cancelled due to traffic congestion

New Delhi: A Kathmandu-bound Indian Airlines flight IC-813 had to be cancelled and rescheduled for Thursday reportedly because of a delay in take-off due to traffic congestion at Delhi airport .
According to an airline official, the flight was to leave Delhi at 1-40 p.m. on Wednesday but because only one runway was operational it caused traffic congestion and the flight had to be rescheduled as flights cannot land in Kathmandu after sunset. “Of the 70 passengers that the flight was carrying, 35 were local and the rest were accommodated in a hotel,” he added.
However, when contacted, an official at Delhi International Airport (Private) Limited said: “Only the primary runway was closed between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. which is routine.”
A Goa-bound Indigo flight and a Doha-bound Qatar Airways flight reportedly came close to a “near miss” situation after they took off from Delhi airport 30 seconds after each other on Wednesday.
21/12/07 The Hindu

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Categories: Airports Dec 2007