Fog hits operations at IGI, over 200 flights affected

New Delhi: Flight operations were once again badly hit as dense fog enveloped IGI airport here today affecting the schedule of over 200 domestic and international flights, causing inconvenience to the travellers. Over 200 flights were delayed, 28 were cancelled and 19 domestic and international flights were diverted to Jaipur, Lucknow, Ahmedabad and Mumbai, an airport official said. Most of the flights were delayed as the fog reduced the runway visibility below the prescribed limit for low visibility take-off of 125 metres and 150 metres for small and big aircraft. The fog started to descend at the airport around 2.30 AM, though shallow fog was there since late last night. The fog was so dense that general visibility dipped to almost zero, while the runway visibility hovered between 75 and 50 metres between 2.30 AM and 3.30 AM, the official said. Due to this, a Jet Airways flight from Dubai and an Air India flight from Muscut had to be diverted to Jaipur. The Boeing 737 Jet Airways plane (9W 547) was approaching to land but the pilot reported to the ATC tower that he was unable to see the runway and was diverted to Jaipur.
20/01/12 PTI/IBN Live

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Categories: airports Jan 2012