Ludhiana: Dense fog has affected the only flight operating from the city. The Ludhiana-Delhi flight, which operates on four days of the week, was cancelled for the second time in 12 days on Saturday.
Earlier, the flight was cancelled on December 10. A source at the Sahnewal airport said the 72-seater ATR flight between Ludhiana and Delhi could not operate due to low visibility at the Sahnewal airport.
An airport official said visibility for landing at Sahnewal airport has to be 1,500 meters, but it was 1,000 metres when around 2.30pm, 10 minutes before the flight’s arrival. The source said the flight could face more cancellations if the foggy weather continued.
The flight operates on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. It arrives in the city from Delhi at 2.40pm, after starting from there at 1.40pm, and then departs for Ludhiana at 3.05pm, reaching Delhi at 4.15pm.
23/12/19 Shariq Majeed/Times of India
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Earlier, the flight was cancelled on December 10. A source at the Sahnewal airport said the 72-seater ATR flight between Ludhiana and Delhi could not operate due to low visibility at the Sahnewal airport.
An airport official said visibility for landing at Sahnewal airport has to be 1,500 meters, but it was 1,000 metres when around 2.30pm, 10 minutes before the flight’s arrival. The source said the flight could face more cancellations if the foggy weather continued.
The flight operates on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. It arrives in the city from Delhi at 2.40pm, after starting from there at 1.40pm, and then departs for Ludhiana at 3.05pm, reaching Delhi at 4.15pm.
23/12/19 Shariq Majeed/Times of India
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