NEW DELHI: A thick layer of fog engulfed Delhi-NCR on Wednesday morning, reducing the visibility to very low. Over 50 flights have been delayed at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport due to low visibility.
Earlier, Delhi airport issued an advisory for passengers. “While landing and takeoffs continue at Delhi Airport, flights that are not CAT III compliant may get affected.Passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information. Any inconvenience caused is deeply regretted,” a post by them read on X.
“The INSAT 3DR Image of 0530 hrs IST shows dense fog layer over Delhi, south Punjab and Haryana & seen as white patch overlapped by medium/high clouds in red patches,” read a post by IMD on Wednesday.
Earlier, Delhi airport issued an advisory for passengers. “While landing and takeoffs continue at Delhi Airport, flights that are not CAT III compliant may get affected.Passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information. Any inconvenience caused is deeply regretted,” a post by them read on X.
“The INSAT 3DR Image of 0530 hrs IST shows dense fog layer over Delhi, south Punjab and Haryana & seen as white patch overlapped by medium/high clouds in red patches,” read a post by IMD on Wednesday.
Several trains to and from the national capital are also running late.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted dense to very dense fog conditions in morning hours over isolated pockets of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi on Wednesday, Friday and dense fog in isolated pockets on Saturday.
The city experienced its coldest January in 21 years in terms of day temperatures. The mean maximum temperature during the month at Safdarjung was 17.9 degrees Celsius, the same as in 2015 and the lowest since 2003.
