The Southwest Monsoon has arrived over Kerala on Saturday, nearly a week ahead of the usual onset date of June 1, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
After facing refusal from Pakistan, the pilots of the IndiGo flight made emergency contact with the IAF seeking permission for a flight path deviation to avoid the storm.
The surface temperature fell by 11 degrees from 29 degree Celsius to 18 degree Celsius in just an hour because of sudden weather change leading to thunder and rain in Delhi-NCR
Both the Air India aircraft were Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Captain Anchit Bhardwaj was commander of AI147 and Captain Aditya Rao was at the helm onboard AI145.