Transit bus catches fire near parked airplane at Delhi airport; DIAL terms it ‘a stray incident’

New Delhi: A transit bus operated by AI SATS, a ground handling service provider for Air India, caught fire at Delhi Airport's Terminal 3 on Tuesday.

Visuals from the scene show the bus, parked near an aircraft, engulfed in flames.

In reply to the incident, Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), which handles the operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), responded in X, saying, “In a stray incident, a bus operated by one of the Ground handlers caught fire around noon today. Our expert ARFF team on ground immediately swung into action and extinguished the fire within a couple of minutes. The bus was stationary and fully vacant at the time of the incident. There were no injuries/casualties. All operations continue to be normal. Safety of our passengers and staff remains paramount to us. “

Meanwhile, another fire incident was reported at Gannavaram International Airport in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. The fire broke out in the Customs officials’ room, gutting software equipment, a split air conditioner in the immigration room, and luggage belonging to Customs officials.

Fire personnel swiftly responded and managed to bring the blaze under control, averting a major incident. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.