Chennai: Fog in Delhi threw flights schedules awry at Chennai airport on Monday. Around nine flights from Delhi including the one in which Congress president Sonia's daughter Priyanka Vadra was scheduled to arrive were delayed by more than two hours since 9am while more than 20 departures were delayed by more than two hours. Departures to different cities from Chennai were delayed because aircraft were stuck in Delhi.
Airlines had to postpone seven departures: IndiGo Airlines' 11.35am Kolkata flight is expected to depart at 2.15pm, IndiGo Airlines' 11.50am Kochi flight is expected to leave at 3pm, Spicejet's 12.55pm Delhi flight is expected to depart at 4pm, Indigo Airlines' 1pm Hyderabad flight will leave at 3.45pm, Indigo's 1.35pm Kolkata flight is expected to leave at 3.20pm, SpiceJet's 2.45pm Kolkata flight will leave at 5.30pm and IndiGo's 2.50pm Delhi flight has been postponed to 6.15pm.
Six flights to Delhi, two flights to Bengaluru, four flights to Kolkata, two flights to Kochi, two flights to Port Blair and flights to Coimbatore, Madurai, Vijayawada and Vizag scheduled to depart between 6am and 2pm have suffered delays.
01/02/16 V Ayyappan/Times of India
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Airlines had to postpone seven departures: IndiGo Airlines' 11.35am Kolkata flight is expected to depart at 2.15pm, IndiGo Airlines' 11.50am Kochi flight is expected to leave at 3pm, Spicejet's 12.55pm Delhi flight is expected to depart at 4pm, Indigo Airlines' 1pm Hyderabad flight will leave at 3.45pm, Indigo's 1.35pm Kolkata flight is expected to leave at 3.20pm, SpiceJet's 2.45pm Kolkata flight will leave at 5.30pm and IndiGo's 2.50pm Delhi flight has been postponed to 6.15pm.
Six flights to Delhi, two flights to Bengaluru, four flights to Kolkata, two flights to Kochi, two flights to Port Blair and flights to Coimbatore, Madurai, Vijayawada and Vizag scheduled to depart between 6am and 2pm have suffered delays.
01/02/16 V Ayyappan/Times of India
