150 flights impacted due to Delhi smog

NEW DELHI: About 150 flights from Delhi airport were impacted, as heavy smog at Delhi airport closure led to about 40 flights diversions, hundreds delayed and about 15 flights cancelled.

Flights to Delhi were diverted to Jaipur, Lucknow and Amritsar between 9Am and 1 PM due to low visibility at Delhi airport. The visibility at Delhi airport fell to below the minimum visibility required due to smog, primarily created by crop burning in Punjab and Haryana, and has engulfed the city for the past one week.

Sources said that the visibility dropped below the permissible level between 9 AM and 1 PM leading to diversions.