45-year-old cab driver killed, 8 others hurt in roof collapse at Delhi airport

A 45-year-old cab driver was killed and eight others including a Merchant Navy officer sustained injuries after a portion of the roof at Terminal 1 of the Delhi airport collapsed during heavy rains, crushing at least three cars on Friday morning, fire department and police officials said. Delhi Airport, operated by Delhi International Airport Limited said that a roof at the old departure forecourt of Terminal 1 partially collapsed around 5am on Friday. “As a precautionary measure, all flight operations from Terminal 1 have been suspended till further notice and rescheduled by the respective airlines to operate from Terminal 2 and Terminal 3, till the impacted areas are restored for operations,” a DIAL spokesperson said. SpiceJet, in a post on X said: “Due to bad weather, SpiceJet flights have been cancelled as Terminal 1 of Delhi Airport will remain partially closed for operations until further notice… Please contact us at +91 124 4983410/+91 124 7101600 for alternate options or full refund or refer to changes.spicejet.com.” A former DGCA official said, “DGCA’s primary focus has always been safety on the air side of the terminal and hence there is no specific rule on maintaining or inspecting the terminal building.