Delhi: Over 270 flights delayed, 17 cancelled due to dense fog

Delhi woke up to a thick blanket of fog on Friday that resulted in at least 279 flights departing from the Indira Gandhi International Airport getting delayed, according to flight monitoring website Flightradar24.

Eleven departing flights and six arrivals were cancelled due to low visibility.

Nine airports in the country, including the one in Delhi, recorded zero visibility at 8.30 am on Friday, according to the India Meteorological Department. In view of this, Indian carriers IndiGo and SpiceJet cautioned travellers about imminent delays.

आज, 03 जनवरी 2025 को 0830 बजे IST पर हवाई अड्डों एवं मौसम वेधशालाओं पर दर्ज की गई दृश्यता

Reported Visibility at Airports/Observatories at 0830 hrs IST of today, 03rd January 2025 #fog #weatherupdate #IMDWeatherUpdate #mausam #mausm #Delhi #UttarPradesh #MadhyaPradesh… pic.twitter.com/sOVVxOIP6X— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) January 3, 2025

The Delhi airport also issued an advisory warning passengers of potential flight disruptions.

Update issued at 06:35 hours.
Kind attention to all flyers!#Fog #FogAlert #DelhiAirport pic.twitter.com/IAEHvyua0w— Delhi Airport (@DelhiAirport) January 3, 2025

The adverse weather conditions also led to 24 trains departing from Delhi getting delayed, The Times of India reported.

Friday marked the fifth consecutive cold day in the national capital, with the observatory at Ayanagar recording the day’s lowest minimum temperature at 5.8 degrees Celsius.

Observed minimum temperatures (°C) recorded over Delhi at 0830 Hrs IST of Today, 03rd January 2025 #Delhi #IMD #WeatherUpdate #Weather #winters #IMDweatherforecast #mimimumtemperatures #temperatures #mausam #mausm@moesgoi @ndmaindia @DDNational… pic.twitter.com/eWZwgEhaK3— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) January 3, 2025

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