Dense fog lowers visibility in Delhi: Over 130 flights delayed

New Delhi: Around 80 flights from Indira Gandhi International airport in Delhi to a number of locations have been delayed as a result of dense fog and different technical causes, an airport official mentioned on Saturday.
They additional knowledgeable that over 50 flights arriving in Delhi from a number of areas have been additionally delayed as a result of dense fog.
“Around 80 flights from Delhi airport to several destinations were delayed due to majorly dense fog and other technical reasons. Over 50 arrival flights to Delhi were reported delay due to dense fog as of now.” the official mentioned.

#UPDATE | Around 80 flights originating from and over 50 flights certain to Delhi airport delayed, primarily as a result of dense fog and different operational causes right this moment: Delhi airport officers https://t.co/5P0a2Ll22I
— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2021

Delhi and its adjoining areas woke as much as a thick blanket of fog this morning that hit the highway, rail, and air visitors as a result of very poor visibility.
Earlier right this moment, the Delhi airport authority mentioned that Low Visibility Procedures will proceed to stay applied on the airport, and requested passengers to contact the airline involved for up to date flight info.

It additional mentioned that solely CAT IIIA and CATIII B compliant plane and pilots can function until the visibility is low.