 "Brief power outage at Delhi airport hits operations, flights not affected")
In an unusual development, Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport experienced a brief power outage lasting several minutes on Monday afternoon, disrupting services like baggage collection, air conditioners, and entry at one of the e-gates.
Officials said that no flights were affected by the incident.
The unexpected outage caused inconvenience to passengers and airline staff, prompting a scramble to restore service.
Passengers took to the social media platform 'X' to express their frustration and share updates about the airport's power outage. Some reported that Terminal 3 was severely impacted, leading to congestion and chaos.
The cause of the power outage was not immediately clear.
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An X user identified as @SidMalik28 flagged that nothing was functioning at T3, and counter assistance was also not available at the premises.
"We certainly do not wish to provide such an experience to our flyers. We've duly noted your feedback and have shared the same with the concerned team to look into it," Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), which operates the facility, responded to the complaint.
"Power failure at T3 IGIA for 15 mins. All counters and work shut," another user identified as @trainerrajeev said in a post.
Similar posts were seen on DIAL's X feed, to which the operator responded, saying the issue was being looked into but did not provide further information.
The Delhi airport has three terminals: 1, 2, and 3. Terminals 1 and 2 are used for domestic operations, while the third terminal is used for both international and domestic operations.
Terminals 1, 2, and 3 have the capacity to handle 40 million, 15 million, and 45 million passengers, respectively. Overall, the officials expect the airport to cross 72 million passengers in the current financial year, which, if successful, would be its highest-ever count.
The airport operates nearly 1,500 flights daily.
Delhi struggles due to unprecedented power demand
On June 11, an unprecedented power failure occurred for hours in central and east Delhi, including in central government buildings, due to a fire at a power plant in Uttar Pradesh, which partially supplies electricity to the national capital.
A fire broke out at the Power Grid Corporation of India's facility in Mandola, near the Loni border, possibly due to the intense heatwave conditions in Delhi-NCR, pushing the city's power infrastructure to its limits.