Fog hinders smooth air traffic

Lucknow: Light early morning winds dispersed the fog on Monday morning to some extent but it was not enough for a smooth air traffic movement. According to reports, around half a dozen morning flights got delayed causing inconvenience to passengers.
Almost all morning flights, essentially those coming from Delhi, arrived almost two to four hours late. The Jet Airways flight 9W-2237 which was scheduled to touch down at Amausi airport at 6.20 am arrived nearly four hours late. Likewise, the Go Air flight from Delhi, G-8-351, with a scheduled arrival time of 6.35 arrived at 10.51.
The conditions persisted till almost noon. Even the Indigo flight from Delhi, 6E-184, with a scheduled arrival time of 10 am finally arrived at 12 noon. The state met office said that light fog will persist for few more days.
Met director, JP Gupta said that it was sudden cooling of the moisture laden air that resulted in fog."That fog subsequently lowered causing disruption in visibility,'' he said. Gupta, however, said that the light winds may disperse it a bit bringing much needed relief.
The fog blocked the sunlight bringing the maximum day temperatures down. Najibabad near Moradabad recorded minimum temperatures in the state with the mercury plunging to 11.8 degrees Celsius early morning.
22/11/11 Times of India

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