New Delhi:
Delhi's residents woke up to yet another chilly morning today with dense fog enveloping the capital and general visibility falling to less than 50 metres. Minimum temperature dropped to 4.5 degrees Celsius. However, the latest weather reports suggest visibility has improved to 200 metres and flights have started taking off.
Poor visibility has thrown air, rail and road traffic completely out of gear. So far, at least 70 flights have been affected. At least 54 outgoing flights have been delayed. 18 incoming flights have been delayed and 6 diverted including international flights from Doha, Abu Dhabi and Muscat. Five flights including those to Shimla, Leh and Chandigarh were cancelled. Live updates on flight information
The fog's impact was felt in Mumbai in Hyderabad too. At least 6 flights from Mumbai to Delhi have been delayed. Infact Mumbai hasn't seen any arrivals from Delhi since morning. Passengers in Mumbai told NDTV that they were now looking for alternatives to reach the capital.
Around 30 trains are also reported to be running late. (See: Which trains were affected)
This is the third day in a row that thick fog has descended on the city. Yesterday too, a thick blanket of fog had delayed nearly 50 flights in the morning at the Delhi airport. Flights were able to take off only after the fog cleared at around 10 am.
Other parts of north India too continue to be in the grip of a severe cold wave.
All flights out of Lucknow this morning were rescheduled, and flights to Jaipur have been delayed by at least two hours.In Rajasthan, temperatures in most parts of the state have fallen by 4 to 6 degrees Celsius in the past 48 hours and the government has instructed schools not to open before 10 am.
Several prominent personalities like Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah and former top cop and now Team Anna member Kiran Bedi tweeted that they too were also stuck at Delhi due to the delayed flights.
"I'm waiting for the fog to lift so I can leave Delhi & head back to Srinagar," tweeted Mr Abdullah.
"Sitting in the plane for over last two hrs+to fly. Enveloped by fog. Perfect day to have walked instead in Lodhi Gardens," tweeted Ms Bedi.
Poor visibility has thrown air, rail and road traffic completely out of gear. So far, at least 70 flights have been affected. At least 54 outgoing flights have been delayed. 18 incoming flights have been delayed and 6 diverted including international flights from Doha, Abu Dhabi and Muscat. Five flights including those to Shimla, Leh and Chandigarh were cancelled. Live updates on flight information
The fog's impact was felt in Mumbai in Hyderabad too. At least 6 flights from Mumbai to Delhi have been delayed. Infact Mumbai hasn't seen any arrivals from Delhi since morning. Passengers in Mumbai told NDTV that they were now looking for alternatives to reach the capital.
Around 30 trains are also reported to be running late. (See: Which trains were affected)
This is the third day in a row that thick fog has descended on the city. Yesterday too, a thick blanket of fog had delayed nearly 50 flights in the morning at the Delhi airport. Flights were able to take off only after the fog cleared at around 10 am.
Other parts of north India too continue to be in the grip of a severe cold wave.
All flights out of Lucknow this morning were rescheduled, and flights to Jaipur have been delayed by at least two hours.In Rajasthan, temperatures in most parts of the state have fallen by 4 to 6 degrees Celsius in the past 48 hours and the government has instructed schools not to open before 10 am.
Several prominent personalities like Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah and former top cop and now Team Anna member Kiran Bedi tweeted that they too were also stuck at Delhi due to the delayed flights.
"I'm waiting for the fog to lift so I can leave Delhi & head back to Srinagar," tweeted Mr Abdullah.
"Sitting in the plane for over last two hrs+to fly. Enveloped by fog. Perfect day to have walked instead in Lodhi Gardens," tweeted Ms Bedi.
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