Tuesday, January 01, 2013

Flight schedules hit as dense fog envelops airport


New Delhi:  Dense fog enveloped the Indira Gandhi International Airport here today, disrupting the schedule of around 30 flights.
Around 14 flights were cancelled and 15 were delayed as the visibility dropped to around 100 metres early this morning when dense fog descended on the airport, airport sources said.
Fog started to descend around 10.30 PM last night. Around 2.30 AM, the general visibility and runway visibility dropped to less than 50 metres on the third runway while it was around 200 metres on the main runway.
01/01/13 PTI/Economic Times
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