Over 100 Flights DELAYED at Delhi's IGI Airport Due to Dense Fog, Passengers Stranded

As many as 100 flights have been disrupted in Delhi alone as the city continues to reel under severe cold conditions with a thick layer of fog over it again on Wednesday. Read detailed report here.

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Over 100 Flights Disrupted in Delhi

“Due to bad weather (fog) for three days, over 100 flights are reported delayed from and to Delhi airport, some have also been diverted to the nearest airport,” a Delhi airport official told ANI.

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Commuters stranded

Even as the congestion at the airport in New Delhi was being tackled amid a busy year-end holiday season, the problems of air travellers increased once more with dense fog covering most parts of north India.

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Poor Visibility at Airport

Poor visibility affecting the northern parts of the country over the past few days, disrupted flight movement.

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Other Resons For Flight Disruptions

Delhi airport official, another reason for the delay in flights is that some airlines have not deployed their CAT-III-compliant pilots yet.

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Flight Services Affected

According to Flight Information Display System (FIDS) at Delhi airport over 18 flights status are delayed till 12:00 Hrs which majorly operating in north India’s airport from Delhi, however arrivals flights are showing on time. Flight services were affected at West Bengal’s Bagdogra airport for around six hours on Tuesday as dense fog reduced visibility. The disruption caused inconvenience to hundreds of passengers.