Friday There is dense fog in Delhi and its surrounding areas. Due to the severe cold wave continuing in North India, there is fog. Due to dense fog, flights and trains are getting delayed a lot. Besides, road traffic is also moving at a very slow pace. Visibility has become zero at many places including Palam Airport in Delhi. Meanwhile, Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) slipped into the ‘severe’ category. It was recorded at 409.
Flights affected at Delhi airport
Visibility at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport has reduced to zero, severely impacting flight operations. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for the city, warning of adverse weather conditions. IMD warned that such conditions could affect airports, highways and railway routes. This will create difficult driving conditions and increase travel time. Delhi Airport issued an advisory saying, ‘Flight departures have been affected due to dense fog. However, flights which are CAT III compliant (capable of low visibility operations) are able to land and depart at Delhi airport.’
111 flights delayed
According to the Flightradar24 website, more than 111 flights were delayed for takeoff while three were canceled due to dense fog at IGI airport. At the same time, out of the flights arriving at the airport, 36 were delayed and one was cancelled. The average delay in takeoff was 50 minutes. Whereas incoming flights were delayed by only 5 minutes.
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Zero visibility at these airports
Zero visibility was recorded at Delhi’s Palam Airport, Punjab’s Amritsar Airport, Agra Airport, Patiala Airport, Chandigarh Airport, Ambala Airport and Gwalior Airport. At the same time, 100 meters visibility was recorded at Kanpur Airport, 100 meters at Lucknow Airport, 150 meters at Varanasi Airport, 150 meters at Guwahati Airport, 200 meters at Safdarjung Airport and 200 meters at Prayagraj Airport.
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