- NEW DELHI — Delhi airport on Saturday saw 19 flight diversions, many
cancellations and over 400 flight delays as low visibility conditions due to
dense fog impacted operations for the second straight day.
Passengers look at the screens showing the arrival/departure
time of flights at Indira Gandhi International Airport during a cold and foggy
winter morning, in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (PTI Photo)
- An official said 19 flights were diverted at the airport
between 12.15 am and 1.30 am due to reduced visibility.
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- Of them, 13 were domestic, four international and two
non-scheduled flights.
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- More than 45 flights were cancelled due to bad weather
conditions at Delhi as well as at the destination airports, the official said.
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- As per information available on flight tracking website
Flightradar24.com, over 400 flights were delayed at the Delhi airport.
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- The country's largest airline IndiGo had temporarily put
arrivals and departures on hold at the airport early in the morning.
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- "While landing and takeoffs continue at Delhi
Airport, flights that are not CAT III compliant may get affected. Passengers
are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information.
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- "Any inconvenience caused is deeply regretted,"
the Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) said in a post on X at 6.56 am.
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- CAT III facility allows aircraft to operate in
low-visibility conditions.
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- Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in the
national capital is operated by DIAL.
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- "#6ETravelAdvisory: Departures and arrivals at
#DelhiAirport are currently on hold due to reduced visibility," IndiGo
said in a post on X at 1.05 am on Saturday.
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- Air India said in an update on X at 1.16 am that poor
visibility due to dense fog was impacting flight operations in Delhi and parts
of northern India.
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- A thick blanket of fog had enveloped Delhi on Friday as
well, delaying more than 400 flights.
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- In an update on X at 10.58 am, IndiGo said dense fog
continued to affect visibility in Delhi, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Srinagar,
Guwahati, and Patna, even during daytime.
