Hyderabad, May 14 -- Adverse weather conditions over the Shamshabad airport on Thursday, May 14, forced the diversion of two incoming flights, an IndiGo service from Pune and an Emirates flight from Dubai, before both aircraft eventually made it back safely to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA).

IndiGo flight 6E6473, operating on the Pune-Hyderabad route, was diverted to Vijayawada's Gannavaram Airport. The aircraft was carrying 187 passengers on board at the time of the diversion. Meanwhile, Emirates flight EK 524, arriving from Dubai, was redirected to Bengaluru as deteriorating weather rendered a safe landing at Shamshabad unfeasible.

Hyderabad airport authorities confirmed that all passengers on both flights were safe through...