Fog delays flights at Bangalore Airport

Bangalore: Dense winter fog continued on the third day on Saturday at the Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) delaying more than 10 flight departures and an equal number of arrivals at Devanahalli here.
Sources said while three Air India flights, one each to Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi were delayed by more than an hour, an equal number of flights from Kingfisher and Jet were also delayed due to bad weather.
We had three departures being delayed, unable to takeoff," said Chandrashekhar, the Air India spokesperson. "Flights scheduled to take off at 6.05 am, 6.15 am and 7 am could take off only at 8.00 am."
According to BIA officials, fog is anticipated from November 15 to February 15 annually, between 3 am and 8:30 am. It is known as Radiation fog. "It is formed on clear, still nights when the ground loses heat by radiation and cools," said an official at the BIA. "The ground in turn cools the nearby air to saturation point, thus forming fog."
26/12/10 ExpressBuzz

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Categories: Airports Dec 2010