Bengaluru: Chaos prevailed at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on Sunday morning after dense fog and low-visibility conditions, coupled with congestion at the holding point (taxiway), led to delays in departure and arrival of 129 flights.
While 66 flights scheduled for departure and 30 slated for arrival were delayed and four were diverted to Chennai due to bad weather, taxiway congestion disrupted the departure schedule of 33 additional flights.
According to sources, foggy weather persisted between 3am and 8.30am and the consequent delays had a cascading effect, resulting in congestion on the taxiway and causing further disruptions. Although 96 flights were directly impacted by the weather, the delays lasted till evening, impacting more flights and derailing plans of thousands of travellers.
Several passengers missed their connecting flights, while the cascading effect delayed departures at other airports like Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai.
The delayed flights included SpiceJet's SG 3465 from Bengaluru to Coimbatore which departed at 1pm as against its scheduled 9.35am. Indigo's 6E 409 to Vishakapatnam, 6E 345 to Goa and Air India's AI 501 to New Delhi were among the other delayed flights.
The diverted flights included Indigo's 6E 2134 and 6E 2624 (both Delhi to Bengaluru), which were diverted to Chennai airport. Passengers on board the latter flight complained about having to sit inside the aircraft for nearly seven hours because of the diversion.
11/11/19 Swathy R Iyer/Times of India
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While 66 flights scheduled for departure and 30 slated for arrival were delayed and four were diverted to Chennai due to bad weather, taxiway congestion disrupted the departure schedule of 33 additional flights.
According to sources, foggy weather persisted between 3am and 8.30am and the consequent delays had a cascading effect, resulting in congestion on the taxiway and causing further disruptions. Although 96 flights were directly impacted by the weather, the delays lasted till evening, impacting more flights and derailing plans of thousands of travellers.
Several passengers missed their connecting flights, while the cascading effect delayed departures at other airports like Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai.
The delayed flights included SpiceJet's SG 3465 from Bengaluru to Coimbatore which departed at 1pm as against its scheduled 9.35am. Indigo's 6E 409 to Vishakapatnam, 6E 345 to Goa and Air India's AI 501 to New Delhi were among the other delayed flights.
The diverted flights included Indigo's 6E 2134 and 6E 2624 (both Delhi to Bengaluru), which were diverted to Chennai airport. Passengers on board the latter flight complained about having to sit inside the aircraft for nearly seven hours because of the diversion.
11/11/19 Swathy R Iyer/Times of India
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