Dense fog, low visibility over North India causes delay in 100 flights

New Delhi, December 28: Travelling by air? You might face difficulties as over 100 flights have been disrupted in Delhi as the city continues to reel under severe cold conditions with a thick layer of fog.

As per the official statement of Delhi airport official, "Due to bad weather (fog) for three days, over 100 flights are reported delayed from and to Delhi airport, some have also been diverted to the nearest airport."

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Travellers all across the nation are facing delays and cancellation and the problems of air travelers has been increased once more with dense fog covering most parts of north India.   

Poor visibility affecting the northern parts of the country over the past few days, once again disrupted flight movement on Wednesday.

 According to the Delhi airport official, another reason for the delay in flights is that some airlines have not deployed their CAT-III-compliant pilots yet. 

Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) advised passengers on Tuesday to check their flight status with the airline concerned as flight operations at Delhi airport was only for CAT-III compliant ones. 

"While landing and take-offs are continuing at Delhi airport, flights that are not CAT-III compliant may get affected. Passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for the updated flight information," DIAL said.

CAT-III Instrument Landing System (ILS) allows flights to land safely in low visibility. CAT III-B ILS allows aircraft to land with a runway visual range (RVR) of up to 50m with a decision height of 15m.

As per the latest information, status of over 18 flights have been delayed till 12:00 Hrs which majorly operating in north India's airport from Delhi, however arrivals flights are showing on time.

Meanwhile Vistara, SpiceJet, IndiGo expressed regret for the delay and diversion.

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"Early morning Fog at Delhi has caused massive delays across the network. We're trying our best to minimize the inconvenience caused..," IndiGo said on Tuesday.