New Delhi: Flight operations were severely affected due to dense fog at IGI Airport on Wednesday. Hundreds of passengers were inconvenienced because of cancellations, diversions and delays in flight movements.
According to the spokesperson of DIAL, the airport operator, fog at Delhi caused delays to 70 flights. "A total of 70 flights were delayed, five flights were cancelled, which includes four departing and one incoming flight. No flight to Delhi was diverted," said the spokesperson. However, sources claim that over 300 flights, including domestic and international flights scheduled to take off or land at IGI, were running behind schedule. Over 20 flights were cancelled and five flights reportedly diverted to other cities.
Railway traffic was also affected by fog. A total of 100 trains to the capital were running slow, over 50 trains had been rescheduled and nine were reported to have been cancelled.
Sources further said zero visibility forced the authorities to almost shut the runways for two hours— between 7.30am and 9.30am. Zero visibility was reported from runway 29/11 and part of runway 28/10. Only flights with CAT IIIB facilities were allowed to land on the runways during this time.
25/12/14 Times of India
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According to the spokesperson of DIAL, the airport operator, fog at Delhi caused delays to 70 flights. "A total of 70 flights were delayed, five flights were cancelled, which includes four departing and one incoming flight. No flight to Delhi was diverted," said the spokesperson. However, sources claim that over 300 flights, including domestic and international flights scheduled to take off or land at IGI, were running behind schedule. Over 20 flights were cancelled and five flights reportedly diverted to other cities.
Railway traffic was also affected by fog. A total of 100 trains to the capital were running slow, over 50 trains had been rescheduled and nine were reported to have been cancelled.
Sources further said zero visibility forced the authorities to almost shut the runways for two hours— between 7.30am and 9.30am. Zero visibility was reported from runway 29/11 and part of runway 28/10. Only flights with CAT IIIB facilities were allowed to land on the runways during this time.
25/12/14 Times of India
