Hyderabad Rains Force Flight Diversions
Heavy rainfall in Hyderabad on Tuesday led to the diversion of four flights scheduled to land at the city's main airport. The weather disruption occurred as forecasts called for continued precipitation throughout the day.
- The diversions on Monday, February 23, 2026, included three IndiGo flights and one Akasa Air service at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA). - IndiGo flight 6E 7105 from Jagdalpur and flight 6E 776 from Delhi were both diverted to Vijayawada. - Akasa Air flight QP 1406, originally from Delhi, and IndiGo flight 6E 117 from Goa were rerouted to Bengaluru. - The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued alerts for light to moderate rain and thundershowers for the city on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. - Early on Tuesday, February 24, a British Airways flight from London to Hyderabad was also diverted to Nagpur due to the adverse weather and low visibility. - While some parts of the city experienced the unseasonal rain, areas on the outskirts, such as Kethireddypalli in Moinabad, recorded significant rainfall of 65.3 mm. - Forecasters at the IMD issued an orange alert for Hyderabad for Tuesday, anticipating thunderstorms and surface winds, though the unseasonal weather was expected to clear by the evening.
