Drone-like Object At Delhi Airport

Flight operations came to a standstill at the Indira Gandhi International Airport for 20 minutes after a pilot reported having spotted a drone-like object, which a police official later said was a "balloon".

Police have formed as many as 20 teams to look into the sighting of a drone-like object flying twice at the Indira Gandhi International or IGI Airport in the national capital on Sunday, leading to disruption in operations twice.

Flight operations were suspended for over half-an-hour at the international airport in the national capital today after a 'drone-like object' was spotted in one of the runways.

All three runways at the Delhi airport were closed on Sunday evening and flight operations temporarily suspended after a pilot said that he had spotted a drone in the area, news agency ANI reported. Several flights were diverted.

A drone-like object was spotted visually by the Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on October 27, Rajya Sabha was informed today.

Flight operations came to a standstill at the Indira Gandhi International Airport for 20 minutes after a pilot reported having spotted a drone-like object, which a police official later said was a "balloon".

Police have formed as many as 20 teams to look into the sighting of a drone-like object flying twice at the Indira Gandhi International or IGI Airport in the national capital on Sunday, leading to disruption in operations twice.

Flight operations were suspended for over half-an-hour at the international airport in the national capital today after a 'drone-like object' was spotted in one of the runways.

All three runways at the Delhi airport were closed on Sunday evening and flight operations temporarily suspended after a pilot said that he had spotted a drone in the area, news agency ANI reported. Several flights were diverted.

A drone-like object was spotted visually by the Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on October 27, Rajya Sabha was informed today.