India, May 3 -- Heavy rains in Bengaluru disrupted air traffic on Friday evening, forcing at least four incoming flights to divert to Chennai due to poor visibility and adverse landing conditions at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA).

According to a report in The Indian Express, between 6:25 pm and 7:10 pm, Chennai International Airport temporarily turned into an unscheduled hub, accommodating three domestic passenger flights and one international cargo aircraft that were originally bound for Bengaluru. The affected flights included IndiGo's 6E6014 from Dehradun, 6E6508 from Rajkot's Hirasar Airport, and Air India Express flight IX2747 from Bagdogra. All three landed safely in Chennai within a span of 45 minutes.

Also diverted was a...