Four flights bound for Kathmandu and Varanasi were diverted to Lucknow's Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport on Monday due to adverse weather conditions.  Photo Credits: iStock/representative image
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Four flights to Kathmandu, Varanasi diverted to Lucknow due to bad weather

Two international flights heading to Kathmandu and two IndiGo services bound for Varanasi were diverted to Lucknow on Monday morning.

Pioneer News Service

Four flights bound for Kathmandu in Nepal and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh were diverted to Lucknow's Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport on Monday (November 02) morning due to adverse weather conditions, airport sources said. 

The diverted flights included two international services heading to Kathmandu and two domestic flights bound for Varanasi. 

A Himalaya Airlines flight from China's Hangzhou to Kathmandu landed in Lucknow at 7:40 am and resumed its journey at 9:26 am, sources said. 

Similarly, a flydubai flight operating from Dubai to Kathmandu arrived at the Lucknow airport at 8:18 am and departed for its destination at 9:46 am. 

Among the domestic services, an IndiGo flight from Bengaluru to Varanasi landed at 7:20 am and took off again at 11:24 am. 

Another IndiGo flight from Delhi to Varanasi was diverted to Lucknow, arriving at 7:05 am before departing at 9:08 am. 

All four flights resumed their journeys after the weather-related diversions, according to airport sources. (with inputs from PTI)