Fog disruptions returned to the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) here on Tuesday morning, affecting 82 flights and spoiling the travel plans of thousands of passengers. Although only two flights were diverted to Chennai, 62 outgoing and 18 incoming flights were delayed.
Early morning temperatures have been dropping sharply in recent days, but the Tuesday morning chill was particularly sharp. Visibility had fallen to near zero. An incoming flight from Abu Dhabi and a SpiceJet cargo flight from Hyderabad were both directed to Chennai by the Air Traffic Control (ATC).
Airport schedules indicated that the flight delays lasted up to an hour. Flights to New Delhi, Mumbai and Mangaluru were among those affected. The skies cleared later in the morning and all operations were normal thereafter.
