Ranchi/ Hazaribag: As many as 19 flights were cancelled and two were diverted at the Birsa Munda Airport here on Thursday due to dense fog, an official said.
For safe landing or take-off of a flight, a visibility of above 1,300 metres is required.
In Ranchi, the visibility hovered between 50 metres and 500 metres till 2 pm on Thursday, a weather official said.
Ranch Airport Director RR Mourya told PTI, ‘The flights were cancelled today due to bad weather’.
Many passengers were stranded at the airport due to cancellation of the flights and faced hardship.
