At least 148 flights were cancelled and more than 150 delayed at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Wednesday due to dense fog and low visibility, PTI reported.
Airport authorities said that 78 arriving flights and 70 departing flights were cancelled, while two flights were also diverted. Foggy conditions reduced visibility across the runway at the airport, which handles around 1,300 flight movements daily.
At 11 am, Delhi International Airport Limited, which operates the airport, said that visibility was gradually improving but warned that some flight disruptions could continue. In subsequent updates at noon and 1 pm, the airport authorities said that flight operations were continuing normally.
The average Air Quality Index in the national capital stood at 372, which is categorised as “very poor”, according to data from the Sameer application at 2.05 pm.
Thirteen of the 38 active monitoring stations in Delhi recorded “severe” AQI readings above 400, showed the application, which provides hourly updates from the Central Pollution Control Board.
Earlier in the day, IndiGo said that the impact was likely to extend into the noon hours but added that departures and arrivals were being sequenced to ensure safe and orderly movement.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation warned that fog conditions in parts of northern India were affecting operations at select airports.
It stated that airlines had been instructed to follow passenger service norms, including providing timely information, assistance during delays, rebooking or refunds where applicable and baggage facilitation.
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