Foq disrupts flight schedules, 20 flights delayed, 20 diverted

New Delhi, Mar 2 (UNI) Dense fog enveloped the Delhi skyline this morning, plummeting visibility levels and disrupting flight schedules.

About 20 flights, including 16 International ones, were diverted, and 20 others delayed this morning when fog reduced visibility levels, a spokesperson of the Airport Authority of India said.

''Visibility levels this morning plummeted to below 100m .

Consequently, low visibility procedures were put in force at 0207 hrs when the Runway Visual Range touched a low of 75 m.., 20 flights, including 16 international ones, were diverted. Another 20 flights, including both domestic and international, were delayed due to fog,''the spokesperson said.

Visibility levels, however, improved subsequently and, the LVP was terminated at 0920 hrs when the Runway Visual Range improved to 1400 m.

A total of 50 flights were operated during the period of enforecement of LVP, the spokesperson said.

The fog this morning comes after several days of normal visibility in the Capital.

UNI