Overview

• DIAL issued a travel advisory on Wednesday confirming weather-related disruption on the Delhi–Leh sector and urged passengers to check flight status with airlines.
• Air India cancelled all services to and from Leh for August 27 after the airport’s runway was closed due to severe weather, offering rebooking or full refunds via its contact channels.
• Airport authorities said they are coordinating with stakeholders to support travellers and reduce delays during the disruption.
• North India’s monsoon stands 21% above normal, with August recording the highest count of ‘extremely heavy’ rain events since IMD began tracking the category in 2021.
• IMD reported a trough forming over eastern Pakistan and cautioned that intense rainfall could persist for the next couple of days, posing ongoing operational risks.