Flight ops hit briefly at Delhi airport after ‘drone-like object’ spotted

New Delhi, August 20

Flight operations were suspended for over half-an-hour at the international airport here on Sunday after a "drone-like object" was spotted on one of the runways.

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Sources said the "drone-like object" was spotted by an Air Asia pilot about 7.09 pm.

Many flights were diverted as the operations were suspended for about 40 minutes, the sources said.

Flight operations resumed at 7.55 pm after clearance from the Delhi Police, they added.

Airport security sources said the pilot while landing reported about the object.

An airport spokesperson could not be contacted immediately.

The airport, which has three runways, is the busiest in the country and handles around 1,200 flight movements every day. During peak time, the airport handles up to 70 flights per hour. — PTI