Dense fog disrupts flights, trains for second consecutive day
New Delhi: The cold wave in North India has delayed and disrupted
many flights and trains on Sunday as well with reports of flight and rail disruptions having come from several cities. Some international flights coming into Delhi
have been diverted to Mumbai. Almost 45 domestic departures and 25 arrivals have
been delayed by two to five hours. The airport authorities are working overtime
to clear the stranded flights quickly. Nine domestic flights were cancelled and
12 others were delayed, said Airports Authority of India official. The situation
at the runway in Delhi, however, appeared better on Sunday than Saturday, but
flights continued to be late. Airport sources said there was fog around midnight
but the sky started clearing by Sunday morning. Six domestic flights to Amritsar
, Leh and Srinagar have also been cancelled due to poor weather at these
destinations.
Some international flights were delayed around midnight by three hours due to
fog, as the runway visibility was less than 150 meters. The Meteorological
department
officials said the present visibility at main runway is around 2,000 meters, while
at the new runway it is 1600 meters. Around 36 trains have also been affected
due to the fog. A lot of trains were re-scheduled on Sunday including the Magadh
Express, Lichchavi Express and Kafiyat Express. On account of the train accidents
that took place on Saturday and the dense fog, which is continuing for the second
consecutive day on Sunday, 52 trains arrived late in Delhi . A few other trains
have been delayed by over 11 hours. Around nine trains have been cancelled. Two
trains were cancelled due to fog and six owing to the three accidents that took
place in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. The passengers are having a tough time, as
there is no information available regarding many other trains that have been affected
due to fog.
