Fog hits Delhi flights, trains; harrowing time for passengers

Delhi, Mumbai: Fog is back to haunt travellers in various parts of the country. Thick fog in Delhi has led to poor runway visibility which has disrupted flights to and from several cities including Mumbai, Kolkata, Jaipur and Amritsar.
There were no flights at Delhi airport for nearly an hour early on Sunday morning. Situation right now is better, visibility has improved and flights have started taking off, but some 38 flights were cancelled and 42 delayed or diverted. Some international flights have also been disrupted.
Civil Aviation Secretary Nasim Ahmad Zaidi spoke to the media after a fog review meeting, and said while some delays were inevitable, there had to be a way to keep passengers in the loop.
"The IGI has a helpline, airlines also have helplines. If undue inconvenience is there, complaints will be looked into, but during fog, perhaps some inconvenience is unavoidable," he said.
Most of the morning flights were delayed by up to five hours or had to be rescheduled for the latter part of the day. The general visibility at the main and the new runways were less than 50 metres early morning.
26/12/10 NDTV.com

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Categories: Airports Dec 2010