Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

The airline official said," We are extremely sorry that the flight has been delayed due to heavy floods".

The airline official announced that they were extremely sorry that the flight had been delayed due to heavy floods.

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

The airline official announced that they were extremely sorry that the flight had been delayed due to heavy floods.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

• The airline official announced the airline is extremely sorry that the flight, will be delayed due to heavy floods. The modal verb "will" should be in the past tense, "would".
• The airline official announces they are extremely sorry that the flight has been delayed due to heavy floods. The reporting verb "announces" is in the present tense. The statement was made in the past, so the reporting verb should be in the past tense.
• The airline official announced that we are extremely sorry that the flight ahs been delayed due to heavy floods. The spelling of "has" is incorrect.