Three Air India narrowbody aircraft were damaged at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) on Sunday after strong winds and heavy rain caused ground support equipment to break loose and collide with the parked planes, aiport operator DIAL said.
The incident occurred around 4.40 pm at parking bays near Terminal 2. According to airport officials, sudden inclement weather caused a step ladder and trestles belonging to Air India and IndiGo ground handling and engineering teams to move from their positions and strike the aircraft, news agency PTI reported.
All three affected Air India A320 aircraft were immediately taken out of operation for