With fog enveloping the city Friday morning, about 18 flights, including outgoing and incoming, were affected at the Pune airport. Flights that usually begin from 5.55 am to 8 am had to be grounded because of the low visibility.
Flights coming in from places like Chennai and Bangalore too were delayed and were allowed to land only once civilian aircraft traffic resumed after 10 am. Pune Airport Director PSR K Sudhakar said, “We have around six to eight departures daily and around 3-4 arrivals early morning till 8 am. After that the airport is shut for civilian operations till 10 am for the Air Force Station. However, delays in morning owing to the fog not only affected the early morning flights but even the ones after 10 am.”
15/12/12 Rohan Swamy/Indian Express
