Overview

• Air India flight AI473 from Delhi was diverted to Kolkata on September 5 due to unfavourable weather in Bhubaneswar, with officials citing safety.
• The aircraft held over Bhubaneswar for about 21 minutes during heavy rain before air traffic control directed the diversion.
• After refuelling and roughly an hour on the ground in Kolkata, the flight continued and touched down in Bhubaneswar at about 12:59–1:00 pm.
• Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi was on board and was received at Biju Patnaik International Airport by state ministers and BJP MLAs.
• The Odisha government postponed the state-level Teachers' Day function to 3 pm to account for the delay.