New Delhi:
The backlog of delays and disruptions of flights due to the fog on Saturday night in north India has spilled over on Sunday as well. Reports of flight disruptions have come from other cities as well.
Some international flights coming into Delhi have been diverted to Mumbai. But Mumbai airport is also facing chaotic situation due to heavy backlog of flights. The airports are working overtime to clear the stranded flights quickly.
Almost 45 domestic departures and 25 arrivals were delayed by two to five hours and 17 international flights were diverted on Saturday when thick fog and a cable fault played havoc with flight operations.
Airport sources said there was fog around midnight but the sky started clearing by morning and operations went normally.
Meanwhile, six domestic flights to Amritsar, Leh and Srinagar were cancelled due to poor weather at the destination.
Some international flights were delayed up to three hours around midnight due to fog as the runway visibility was less than 150 metres. The present visibility at main runway is around 2,000 metres while at the new runway it is 1600 metres, Met dept at the airport said.