Chennai: Two flights were diverted and 16 flights were delayed due to poor visibility caused by smog from 6am to 8.30am at Chennai airport on Sunday.
Smog was caused after residents burned tyres, plastics and other wastes to mark Bhogi, beginning of harvest festival Pongal.
Visibility dipped to 350metres for two hours while airport needs 550 metres to operate flights.
A senior official said that there was no improvement in visibility this year when compared to last year.
13/01/13 V Ayyappan/Times of India
