180 flights at IGI affected by dense fog

February 01, 2013 20:57

Flight operations went haywire due to fog today at the Indira Gandhi International airport in Delhi, which remained closed for around five hours, affecting over 180 domestic and international flights.

The fog, which descended on the airport on Thursday night, grew denser on Friday morning with the MeT department terming it the 'worst' of the season.

Around 19 flights had to be diverted to Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Mumbai after visibility dropped to less than 50 metres in the morning, while 19 were cancelled and around 130 flights were delayed by up to seven hours, an airport official said.

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