Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Fog hits travel plans of 9,000 passengers

Ahmedabad: Dense fog and bad weather in northern parts of country affected travel plans of over 9,000 passengers from city on Monday. As many as 18 flights were delayed by 50 mins to 4 hours while seven trains were running late by 1.5 to 7 hours.

Around 11 flights on Ahmedabad-Delhi route - four flightsa each of Jet Airways and Air India, two of Indigo and one of SpiceJet - were delayed due to fog and low visibility in capital.

The delays at Delhi airport led to congestion in air traffic, causing delays on other routes as well. Four flights on Ahmedabad-Mumbai route, including three of Air India, were delayed by 50 mins to 1.5 hours. SpiceJet's and Air India's flight on Hyderabad-Ahmedabad route were delayed by 50 mins each. tnn

The trains running late included Gorakhpur-Ahmedabad (3 hours), Haridwar-Ahmedabad (1.5 hours), Jammu Tawi-Ahmedabad (6 hours), Varanasi-Ahmedabad (5 hours), Varanasi-Okha (7 hours) and Bandra-Ahmedabad-Chandigarh (2 hours) among others.
30/12/14 Times of India
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