Bengaluru: Dense fog on Wednesday morning at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) resulted in a massive disruption of flights. The foggy conditions further affected flights that had already been rescheduled, owing to the ongoing air show at the Yelahanka Air Force Station.
Operations were suspended at KIA from 6.47am to 8.05am.As many as 22 departures were delayed, in addition to 21 arrivals. Ten flights were diverted to airports in Hyderabad and Chennai. "Airlines had been instructed to reschedule their flights in view of Aero India 2017. But the fog on Wednesday was unusual, and it created disruption. Everyone -airlines, passengers -were caught offguard," said an airport official.
Indigo passengers were stuck inside the aircraft for more than three hours. However, what infuriated passengers was the alleged lack of proper communication from their respective airlines on the status of the flights. The passengers of Indigo 6E 346, scheduled to leave for Mumbai at 9.30am, were the worst hit. One of the flight's passengers, Sneha Walke told TOI, "We received the boarding pass, which said the departure time was 9.55am.We had to wait at the terminal till noon. When we boarded the aircraft at 1.30pm, it came to an abrupt halt when it was taxiing towards the runway. The pilot informed us there were issues with traffic clearance that had to be sorted out. We could see other aircraft taking off, while ours didn't."
16/02/17 Rakesh Prakash/Times of India
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Operations were suspended at KIA from 6.47am to 8.05am.As many as 22 departures were delayed, in addition to 21 arrivals. Ten flights were diverted to airports in Hyderabad and Chennai. "Airlines had been instructed to reschedule their flights in view of Aero India 2017. But the fog on Wednesday was unusual, and it created disruption. Everyone -airlines, passengers -were caught offguard," said an airport official.
Indigo passengers were stuck inside the aircraft for more than three hours. However, what infuriated passengers was the alleged lack of proper communication from their respective airlines on the status of the flights. The passengers of Indigo 6E 346, scheduled to leave for Mumbai at 9.30am, were the worst hit. One of the flight's passengers, Sneha Walke told TOI, "We received the boarding pass, which said the departure time was 9.55am.We had to wait at the terminal till noon. When we boarded the aircraft at 1.30pm, it came to an abrupt halt when it was taxiing towards the runway. The pilot informed us there were issues with traffic clearance that had to be sorted out. We could see other aircraft taking off, while ours didn't."
16/02/17 Rakesh Prakash/Times of India
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