Delhi-Bengal IndiGo Flight Delayed 3 Hours Due To Intense Heat

An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Bagdogra was delayed for over three hours at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital due to a technical snag which resulted from high ground temperatures.

The aircraft was parked on the tarmac and the IndiGo crew has said the flight has suffered a technical snag, resulting in the delay. 

The Bagdogra airport is located near Siliguri in West Bengal. The flight was scheduled to take off at 2:10 pm and land at 4:10 pm. Online flight tracking platform FlightRadar24 shows the flight parked on the tarmac of the IGI airport. The flight took off at 5:51 pm, almost three hours from the scheduled departure time.