Monday, January 05, 2015

Flights Hit as Fog Fails to Take Off

Chennai:  For the third consecutive day on Sunday,  flight schedules went for a toss as thick fog hung like a cloud over the Chennai airport runway till 9.45 am. As many as eight planes, due to land in Chennai between 5.30 am and 9 am, were diverted to Bengaluru and Hyderabad, as visibility was as low as 25 metres.

Only after it improved to 500 metres at 9.50 am, did the Met Department give the all-clear for flight operations to resume. But the  effect that the three-hour hold-up had was felt through the day. Indigo, Spicejet and Jet Airways were the worst-hit as they had the most number of flights departing and arriving during the morning peak hour rush.
05/01/15 New Indian Express
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