New Delhi: Dense fog continued to envelope IGI airport today for the second day running as flight operations came to a standstill for four hours due to poor visibility, affecting schedule of over 200 flights and causing inconvenience to passengers.
A total of 19 domestic and international flights were cancelled, seven diverted and rest were delayed by over three to four hours.
Flight operations were suspended from 5 AM till 9 AM as visibility at all the three runways dropped to less than 50 metres, the minimum required for landing under poor visibility conditions using the CAT-III B instrument landing system ( ILS).
Passengers faced tough time as they had to wait for long hours either in the aircraft or at the terminal building.
17/12/13 PTI/Economic Times
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A total of 19 domestic and international flights were cancelled, seven diverted and rest were delayed by over three to four hours.
Flight operations were suspended from 5 AM till 9 AM as visibility at all the three runways dropped to less than 50 metres, the minimum required for landing under poor visibility conditions using the CAT-III B instrument landing system ( ILS).
Passengers faced tough time as they had to wait for long hours either in the aircraft or at the terminal building.
17/12/13 PTI/Economic Times
