{"id":188790,"date":"2025-11-25T13:14:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T08:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=188790"},"modified":"2025-11-25T17:32:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T12:32:47","slug":"delhi-airport-sees-cancellations-delays-as-volcanic-ash-disrupts-flight-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/11\/25\/delhi-airport-sees-cancellations-delays-as-volcanic-ash-disrupts-flight-operations.html","title":{"rendered":"Delhi airport sees cancellations, delays as volcanic ash disrupts flight operations"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"New Delhi: At least 7 international flights were cancelled and more than 10 others delayed at Delhi\u2019s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday as ash plumes from the volcanic eruption in Ethiopia impacted airlines\u2019 operations.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, ash clouds from the recent eruption of the Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia are impacting flight operations, and there are reports suggesting that clouds are drifting towards the western parts of India.<\/p>\n

An official said 7 international flights, including arrivals and departures, were cancelled and 12 international flights were delayed at the Delhi airport due to the impact of the volcanic ash plumes.<\/p>\n

Air India has already cancelled 13 flights since Monday as a safety measure. However, there is still no update from several other domestic carriers regarding the evolving situation.<\/p>\n

In a directive issued on Monday, India\u2019s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) instructed airlines to strictly avoid published volcanic ash affected areas and flight levels, adjust flight planning, routing, and fuel considerations based on the latest advisories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Delhi: At least 7 international flights were cancelled and more than 10 others delayed at Delhi\u2019s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday as ash plumes from the volcanic eruption in Ethiopia impacted airlines\u2019 operations. According to Kashmir Media Service, ash clouds from the recent eruption of the Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia are impacting …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":188791,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-188790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t