Fog disrupts flight operations at IGI

New Delhi: Schedule of around 100 flights went haywire as operations came to a virtual standstill for about three hours today after dense fog enveloped the Indira Gandhi International airport.Most of the morning flights, scheduled to depart between 6 AM and 9 AM, were either delayed or had to be rescheduled as the visibility at the runway hovered between 75 and 100 metres, airport sources said.The required minimum range of runway visibility for an aircraft to operate is 125 metres for small aircraft while it is 150 metres for large aircraft.National carrier, Air India, cancelled its flight to Leh and rescheduled 17 others, while Jet Airways cancelled three flights and rescheduled five others.There was no diversion of flights, an airport official said.
08/02/11 IBN Live

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Categories: Airports Feb 2011