Delhi Dust Storm: IndiGo Flight Experiences Turbulence, Landing Aborted – WATCH

Photo Credit: @ANI/ X

An IndiGo aircraft headed for Delhi from Raipur on Sunday experienced turbulence due to a dust storm in the national capital and aborted its landing. According to ANI, the flight later landed safely at the Delhi airport after making circuits in the air. 

The IndiGo flight number 6E 6313 experienced turbulence, prompting the pilot to climb up again when the aircraft was about to touch down at the Delhi Airport, ANI reported. 

The pilot stated that the wind speed was up to 80 km per hour, and he discontinued the approach, climbing back till the weather was clear.

#WATCH | An IndiGo flight number 6E 6313 from Raipur to Delhi experienced turbulence due to a duststorm, prompting the pilot to climb up again when the aircraft was about to touch down at Delhi airport. The aircraft landed safely at Delhi airport after making many circuits in the… pic.twitter.com/TtDUwIH79b

— ANI (@ANI) June 1, 2025

Delhi Weather

The national capital earlier witnessed rainfall and strong winds over the southern parts of Delhi. In addition, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued warnings of thunderstorms, lightning, and squalls for the next two days, from June 2 to 3. The rain also provided a much-needed relief from the heat. 

Earlier, IndiGo, in a post on X, had issued an advisory and stated, "With ongoing thunderstorms and rain expected over Delhi, we're seeing a chance of delays and slower traffic to and from the airport."

#6ETravelAdvisory: We advise checking your flight status before heading to the airport https://t.co/VhykW6WdB1 and keeping extra time in hand for your journey. Wish you safe travels. pic.twitter.com/W04gJem3a9

— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) June 1, 2025

On the other hand, the Delhi Airport also issued a passenger advisory at 5:02 pm and informed that due to inclement weather conditions in the national capital, flight operations at the Airport were impacted.

It added, "Passengers are advised to contact their respective airlines for the latest flight updates."

Passenger Advisory issued at 17:02 Hours#DelhiAirport #PassengerAdvisory #DELAdvisory pic.twitter.com/uCT1GF34Dv

— Delhi Airport (@DelhiAirport) June 1, 2025

Visuals From Delhi

The visuals from Terminal 3 of IGI Airport also showed rainfall. 

#WATCH | Delhi: Rain lashes parts of the national capital.

(Visuals from Terminal 3 of IGI Airport) pic.twitter.com/d4Deb6tiKZ

— ANI (@ANI) June 1, 2025

The visuals from Lodhi Road also showed rain in the area. 

#WATCH | Delhi: Rain lashes parts of the national capital.

(Visuals from Lodhi Road) pic.twitter.com/cJKXBwFA6w

— ANI (@ANI) June 1, 2025

The National Capital Region (NCR) had also witnessed a shift in weather on Saturday evening as strong winds and rain had lashed the area.  

(with ANI inputs)