After Delhi, canopy outside Gujarat’s Rajkot airport terminal collapses amid heavy rainfall | Watch

Day after the forecourt canopy at Terminal 1 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi collapsed following heavy rains, a canopy at the passenger pickup and drop area outside Rajkot airport terminal in Gujarat fell on Saturday, June 29.

No injury or deaths have been reported so far at the accident area outside the Rajkot airport. Heavy rains have lashed several parts of Gujarat as the southwest monsoon advanced further into the state.

Meanwhile, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in Kutch, Rajkot, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Gir Somnath, Bhavnagar, Narmada, and Valsad districts in view of the heavy rains.

OPERATIONS AT DELHI AIRPORT TERMINAL 1 SUSPENDED

Rajkot airport canopy collapse has come a day after the roof of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport collapsed, killing one person and wounding eight others. Operations at Terminal 1 will remain suspended till further notice.

Operations of all flights that were scheduled to fly from Terminal 1 have been moved to Terminal 2 and 3. Terminal 1 handles domestic flights, including those by IndiGo and SpiceJet.

Delhi airport said, “Flight operations at Delhi airport are normal and operating from Terminal-2 & 3 only. All flights from Terminal-1 have been shifted to Terminal-3 and Terminal-2.”

As the flights from Terminal 1 were suspended, IndiGo and SpiceJet, too, issued advisories to its fliers. "The passengers are requested to ensure sufficient travel time and keep a check on their flight status," SpiceJet said in a post on X.

Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) said, “Due to heavy rains and winds through the night in Delhi, a canopy at the old departure forecourt of Terminal 1 (T1) partially collapsed around 5 am this morning.”

The primary cause of the Delhi airport canopy was said to be record-breaking heavy rains following record-breaking heatwave in the capital.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Saturday said that a war room has been constituted to ensure refunds or alternate flights for affected passengers in the incident.

(With agency inputs)