Several flights delayed at Delhi airport due to dense fog

Several flights to and from Delhi airport were delayed as a thick blanket of fog hovers over the national capital leading to poor visibility but there was no cancellation or diversion reported, said a senior Delhi airport official on Tuesday.

The official said that several flights got delayed by 5-15 minutes due to dense fog. Passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information, any inconvenience is regretted.

Dense Fog was reported over Palam airport reducing the visibility to just 50 meters between 06:30 and 08:00 hours in the morning.

Delhi airport took to Twitter to inform passengers about the flight operations: “Low Visibility Procedures are in progress at Delhi Airport.