Dense Fog Disrupts Air Service In Delhi; 168 Flights Delayed

As many as 168 flights have been delayed and 84 flights cancelled at the Delhi airport on Monday due to the dense fog that engulfed Delhi and parts of north India, NDTV reported citing flight tracker website flightradar24.

IndiGo, SpiceJet, and Vistara, among major airlines, have indicated that adverse weather conditions in Delhi and Kolkata could affect flight schedules. Vistara reported that a Delhi-Kolkata flight scheduled for early morning was redirected to Hyderabad.

Amid the severe fog conditions, the Delhi airport has issued an advisory for passengers, requesting that they contact airlines before travelling.
"Due to dense fog, flight operations at Delhi Airport may be affected. Passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information," said the airport authority in a post on 'X'.

"Any inconvenience caused is deeply regretted," it added.

Talking about the delay, a passenger named Kartik Tayal told ANI: "Our flight is delayed by 2 hours 45 minutes. We are travelling to Kolkata. The reason for the delay is fog and bad weather conditions..."

Another passenger Vanshika said, "We are travelling to Mumbai and our flight is delayed by 2 hours 55 minutes. The reason for the delay is bad weather conditions or there may be some flight issue..."

Earlier on Sunday, low visibility and dense fog conditions across North India impacted IndiGo flight operations, causing inconvenience to passengers travelling by air.

According to an official statement from IndiGo Airlines, "Due to the low visibility and dense fog conditions across North India, IndiGo flight operations were impacted on January 14, 2024. This had a cascading effect on our operations throughout the day. Our staff kept passengers apprised of all delays and cancellations across airports and made every possible effort to facilitate the passengers. We sincerely regret the inconvenience caused to our passengers."

On the other hand, 18 trains have been delayed.

Meanwhile, the winter breaks for schools are ending today with the reopening of schools in the national capital. As a precautionary measure for the prevailing cold wave and foggy conditions, class timings have been changed.

As per an order from the Education Department, no classes will start before 9 am and no classes will run beyond 5 pm.