Due to bad weather conditions, the Delhi airport saw eight flights get diverted today, PTI reported citing an official. The diversions occurred between 6 am to 9 am. While seven flights were diverted to Jaipur, Rajasthan, one was diverted to Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
Delhi Airport issues advisory amid poor visibility
Earlier today the Delhi airport issued a passenger advisory due to the impact of thick fog on operations at Indira Gandhi International Airport. The advisory stated that while landings and take-offs were ongoing, flights not compliant with CAT III standards might be affected. Passengers were asked to contact their respective airlines for updated flight information.
To deal with the foggy conditions, the authorities activated the CAT-III Instrument Landing System (ILS), facilitating precision approaches and landings in low runway visibility. Similarly, dense fog affected flight operations at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad.
Dense fog in Delhi
As per the IMD, the Fog (Visibility in m) reported at 8:30 am at Airports today were as follows
Delhi-Palam 00m
Amritsar-00m
Agra-00m
Gwalior-00m
Prayagraj-00m
Jaisalmer-00m
Delhi-Safdarjung-200m
Barapani/Shillong-300m
The IMD has said that dense to very dense fog likely to continue over Northwest and parts of adjoining Central India during next 3-4 days.