Several home and worldwide flights have been delayed in each arrivals and departures at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi (*35*) Airport (IGI) on Wednesday.
According to the officers, over 35 flights had been delayed at Delhi’s IGI airport as a thick layer of fog gripped the air facility within the nationwide capital inflicting inconvenience to a whole lot of passengers.
Flights delayed as a consequence of fog at Delhi IGI Airport:
- 7 worldwide departures
- 4 worldwide arrivals
- 21 home departures
- 3 home arrivals.
A complete of 5 flights had been diverted and almost 30 flights had been delayed at the Delhi airport on Tuesday, the officers mentioned.
An official mentioned a number of flights had been diverted to Jaipur between 8:30 am to 10:00 am.
Earlier, one flight every of IndiGo and SpiceJet had been diverted to Jaipur. As per info obtainable on the Delhi airport web site, round 30 flights have been delayed within the morning.
Advisory for passengers
“While landing and take-offs continue at Delhi airport, flights that are not CAT III compliant may get affected. Passengers requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information. Any inconvenience caused is deeply regretted,” the Delhi airport’s advisory learn. The CAT III is a navigation system that helps planes throughout dense fog and inclement weather circumstances.
Thick fog blankets Delhi-NCR
A thick blanket of fog coated Delhi-NCR on Wednesday morning resulting in visibility dropping to nearly zero. The chilly wave circumstances continued to prevail within the nationwide capital area. Entire North India has been dealing with a chilly wave as temperatures continued to dip in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, and Delhi-NCR.
As the temperature dipped in Delhi-NCR, folks had been seen sitting by bonfires to maintain themselves heat in a number of locations. Dense fog engulfed elements of Delhi and Noida, whereas the temperature dropped to °C.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) knowledgeable that the minimal temperatures are within the vary of 6-10°C over most elements of Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, West UP.
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