Anger shown on social media over hours of waiting for affected passengers
New Delhi. There was dense fog in Delhi on Monday morning. Due to dense fog, flight operations at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) came to a complete halt. During this period, 128 flights were cancelled, while eight flights were diverted. Due to dense fog, the flight schedule at Delhi airport was affected. Air India Express flight which was coming from Goa to Delhi was diverted to Ahmedabad due to low visibility.
Let us tell you that this flight had left from Mopa Airport in Goa at 11:55 pm and was to reach Delhi at 2:35 pm, but landed in Ahmedabad at 4:07 pm. Due to completion of crew duty limitation, passengers now had to wait till 12:30 pm. The airline made breakfast and other arrangements. Meanwhile, 128 flights have been canceled at the airport so far, which includes 64 arrivals and 64 departures. Apart from this, 8 flights were diverted.
Visibility dropped to only 50-125 meters in the morning, due to which more than 50 flights of various airlines were canceled in the morning, despite the implementation of CAT-3 procedure, while 65 percent of departure flights were delayed. Many flights were diverted to Jaipur, Ahmedabad and other cities. Airlines have issued travel advisories, on the other hand, affected passengers expressed anger on social media over waiting for hours.
On the other hand, due to fog, the operation of trains has also been affected. Due to dense fog on Monday, more than 70 trains coming to Delhi are running late. Due to this, passengers are facing a lot of trouble. Due to dense fog, passengers have been advised to keep checking with the airline for updates. Leave extra time for arriving at the airport and check-in procedures and plan your trip accordingly.