Flights delayed as fog envelops Bengaluru airport

Bangalore: Bengaluru International Airport was virtually shut down on Thursday morning as a thick blanket of fog enveloped it for more than two hours, reducing the visibility to less than 50 metres.
This is the first fog-related delay reported this winter, and the first flight took off only after 8.45 a.m., according to passengers. A BIA spokesperson said the fog was reported between 5.30 a.m. and 8.41 a.m. With drastically reduced visibility, nine arrivals and 22 departures were delayed. But within minutes of the fog lifting at 8.41 a.m., the first flight took off and operations returned to normal.
“The weather was clear till 6 a.m. after which the fog enveloped the airport,” said Pradeep Ghorpade, a media communication executive who had turned up to receive his colleague, who eventually landed at 10.30 a.m.
One Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines flight from Chennai; two of Air India and one each of Indigo and GoAir from Mumbai; one of Air India from Kochi; one each of Air India and Kingfisher from Hyderabad and a SpiceJet flight from Pune that were supposed to land between 6.45 a.m. and 8.15 p.m. were delayed for over two hours.
27/11/09 The Hindu

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Categories: Airports Nov 2009