Fog will prevail in Delhi NCR.Widespread impact on air as well as road and rail trafficDIAL has made a special appeal to passengers arriving at IGI Airport.
New Delhi. The winter season has started showing its colors in the country’s capital Delhi and surrounding areas. Along with the north, the eastern parts of the country are also in the grip of severe cold. Forget Kashmir, Shimla and Nainital. Friday was a very difficult day for the people of Delhi NCR. In the morning it was difficult to see because of heavy fog. Vehicles were forced to crawl on the roads. Planes and trains were even worse. The system of Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI Airport), the country’s busiest airport, was completely disrupted. A curfew-like situation arose due to severe cold and fog. Visibility limit at IGI Airport reduced to zero. Due to which not one but 507 flights were affected. On the other hand, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Saturday, January 4, 2025.
On Friday, January 3, 2025, the cold showed its true form. Visibility was badly affected due to fog. Due to which the situation at IGI Airport was very bad. Flight operations were adversely affected due to reduced visibility. According to information, 507 flights have been affected due to dense fog. In addition, 15 flights had to be canceled due to bad weather. A terrible situation arose at IGI Airport. A large number of passengers were inconvenienced. People had to wait for a long time due to delayed flights.
The night of December 31 was no less than a doom for the people of Delhi, thousands had to suffer the consequences, a huge loss on New Year.
Some areas of Delhi have zero visibility.
Dense fog has reduced visibility to zero in some areas of national capital Delhi. This has had a major impact on transport. Air and road as well as train operations have also been affected. Dozens of trains arrived and departed hours late. Air traffic was not left untouched. According to information available on air traffic tracking website flightradar24.com, hundreds of flights were affected at IGI Airport. Low visibility remains at Delhi Airport. However, flight operations are said to be normal.
IMD’s Orange Alert
Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has issued an important advisory to passengers. DIAL requested passengers to contact the concerned airlines for updated flight information. We inform you that around 1300 flights take off and land from Indira Gandhi International Airport every day. On the other hand, IMD has released the latest update about the weather of Delhi NCR. Meteorologists said that on January 4, 2024, dense fog will prevail in different parts of Delhi. Conditions will be especially bad in the morning.
(Input: Priyanka Kandapal)
Tags: Delhi News, Delhi Weather, IGI Airport, National news.
First Publication: January 3, 2025, 10:02 PM IST
