Sunday, January 21, 2018

2 flights cancelled, eight delayed

Mohali: Flight operations at the Chandigarh International Airport continued to be disrupted as two flights were cancelled and eight flights delayed due to dense fog at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi and the NOTAM (notice to airmen) for airspace restriction over Delhi for Republic Day rehearsals.
Vistara’s flight to Delhi (UK 732) and Jet Airways (9W 2665/2666) were grounded due to NOTAM, according to which no commercial flight is allowed to take off or land at the Delhi Airport between 10.35 am and 12.15 pm till January 26.
Eight flights were delayed at the airport with maximum delay time close to two hours. IndiGo’s flight arrived late (6E 464/463) by 1 hour 50 minutes due to congestion at Mumbai airport.
Sources said that over 150 flights were delayed from Delhi airport as visibility dropped to 200 metres.
Deepesh Joshi, PRO, Chandigarh International Airports Limited (CHIAL), in a statement, said: “Two flights were cancelled due to NOTAM and over 8 flights were delayed due to inclement weather at Delhi airport.”
21/01/18 Tribune
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