Foggy weather disrupts flight operations at Delhi airport

A sudden blanket of fog that has erupted in the national capital and neighbouring regions has disrupted flight operations at Delhi’s IGI airport. As per airport sources, no departures are taking place currently from the national capital and there has been seven diversion to Jaipur, but no cancellations reported as of now.

Only 3 CAT equipped planes are allowed to operate at the moment, added airport sources. The airport authority is expected to issue a fresh statement in this regard.

Domestic Airlines SpiceJet, IndiGo and Vistara has also issued a statement on Twitter and mentioned about the bad weather.

SpiceJet wrote, “Due to bad weather (Poor Visibility) in Delhi (DEL), all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights may get affected. Passengers are requested to keep a check on their flight status .”

IndiGo also took to Twitter and wrote, “Due to bad weather in Delhi and Goa, flight departures and arrivals are impacted. Please check your flight status before leaving for the airport and for cancelled flights.”

Meanwhile, Vistara has mentioned diversions of several flights due to poor visibility at the airport. Putting out travel updates, Vistara stated that, “Due to poor visibility in Delhi arrivals/departures from Delhi may be delayed with consequential impact across network.”

-B