30 flights delayed due to fog

New Delhi, Dec 12 (UNI) For the first time since the onset of winter, 30 flights were delayed in the capital due to fog early today.

''The fog led to a drop in visibility levels at around 0700 Hours, leading to slight delays in nearly 30 flights,'' a spokesperson of the Airport Authority of India said.

''At around 0700 hours, the visibility levels dropped to below 500 RVR (the unit used to measure visibility). As a result 30 flights were delayed. Immediately, the CAT III systems were put in force,'' he added.

However, normal flight operations resumed after a rise in visibility levels to 675 RVR at 0845 hours, the spokesperson said.

He said 11 aircraft, which were equipped with the CAT III system, however, took off on time.

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