Causing a major hindrance to commuters who chose to fly from Lucknow, 16 flights have been affected due to radar failure and have been diverted to a nearby airport.

Following this, all flight services to and from Lucknow have been suspended till further order. The radar failure was reported earlier in the day at 4.30 pm.

#FLASH: Lucknow airport Radar BOR not in service. Radar failure reported at 4.30pm. 16 flights affected as of now. pic.twitter.com/mz1pR7Wapr January 14, 2017

16 flights affected due to Radar failure at Lucknow airport, diverted to a nearby airport. — ANI (@ANI_news) January 14, 2017

Jet Airways flight 9W 755 Delhi - Lucknow and 9W 756 Lucknow - Delhi cancelled due to technical issues at the Lucknow airport. — ANI (@ANI_news) January 14, 2017