NEW DELHI: IndiGo and SpiceJet cancelled four flights to Leh Tuesday, as India’s highest airfield witnessed cancellations for the fourth day in a row due to an unprecedented heat wave. The airlines cited “anticipated bad weather” as the reason for the cancellations to AAI, which runs Leh’s Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport.
Since July 27, as many as 16 flights have been cancelled due to high temperature in Ladakh. Leh airport sees cancellations when the mercury climbs beyond 32°C. “This is perhaps the first time that an extreme weather event (heat in high altitude) is causing flight cancellations at Leh airport. We cannot recall any instance in the past that could match what’s happening for three days in a row,” airport sources stated.
Leh sees 15-16 arrivals and as many departures daily. It’s at an altitude of 3.3km above sea level, making it among the highest elevation airfields in the world. “High temperature at that altitude, where air is rarefied, means engines cannot develop thrust required to take off with commercially viable load,” senior pilots said.
Since July 27, as many as 16 flights have been cancelled due to high temperature in Ladakh. Leh airport sees cancellations when the mercury climbs beyond 32°C. “This is perhaps the first time that an extreme weather event (heat in high altitude) is causing flight cancellations at Leh airport. We cannot recall any instance in the past that could match what’s happening for three days in a row,” airport sources stated.
Leh sees 15-16 arrivals and as many departures daily. It’s at an altitude of 3.3km above sea level, making it among the highest elevation airfields in the world. “High temperature at that altitude, where air is rarefied, means engines cannot develop thrust required to take off with commercially viable load,” senior pilots said.
Four Leh flights cancelled today due to heat; fourth day in a row
IndiGo and SpiceJet cancelled four flights to Leh due to an unprecedented heat wave, with cancellations continuing for four consecutive days. High temperatures of over 32 degrees Celsius at Leh Airport, situated at 3.3 km above sea level, have caused operational challenges. This marks the first time extreme heat has led to such disruptions at Leh.
IndiGo and SpiceJet cancelled four flights to Leh due to an unprecedented heat wave, with cancellations continuing for four consecutive days. High temperatures of over 32 degrees Celsius at Leh Airport, situated at 3.3 km above sea level, have caused operational challenges. This marks the first time extreme heat has led to such disruptions at Leh.
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