As many as 16 flights were diverted at the Delhi airport on Monday evening due to bad weather, according to an official.
The flights were diverted between 1800 and 2000 hours. The official said that 10 flights were diverted to Jaipur, three to Lucknow, two to Amritsar and one to Ahmedabad.
Another official said five Air India flights were diverted. Among them, a flight coming from Sydney was diverted to Jaipur.
Parts of Delhi witnessed thundershowers and hailstorms on Monday evening resulting in a slight improvement in the air quality, officials said.
