Delhi Airport Roof Collapse: Terminal 1 Departures Cancelled Till 2 PM

A portion of the roof of the Terminal-1 of Delhi airport fell on cars amid heavy rains early on Friday early morning.

"Due to heavy rain since early this morning, a portion of the canopy at the old Departure forecourt of Delhi Airport's Terminal 1 collapsed around 5 am. There are injuries reported, and emergency personnel are working to provide all necessary assistance and medical aid to those affected," said the DIAL spokesperson in a statement.

"As a result of this incident, all departures from Terminal 1 are temporarily suspended, and check-in counters are closed as a safety measure. We sincerely regret this disruption and apologize for any inconvenience caused," the spokesperson added.

"Due to structural damage to #DelhiAirport (Terminal 1) caused by adverse weather, flight operations are impacted. All flights scheduled to depart between 1000-1400 hrs have been cancelled," Indigo said in a statement.

SpiceJet in a statement said, "Due to bad weather (heavy rains), SpiceJet flights have been cancelled as Terminal 1 of Delhi Airport will remain partially closed for operations until further notice."

The Delhi Airport on its twitter page said that all arrival and departure, planned for Terminal 1, are being distributed amongst Terminal 2 and Terminal 3.