Dense fog envelopes IGI airport, 130 flights affected

Out of a total of 34, two departing flights from here were cancelled due to poor weather, while 14 were due to airline's operational reason.

Also, three flights arriving here were cancelled due to poor weather at Delhi, while 15 due to operational reasons, a statement from airport operator DIAL said.  The Delhi airport is equipped with CAT-III B ILS on two runways, which helps a CAT-III B compliant plane to land when the runway visibility is up to 50 metres.

Airport officials said, there were no diversions of flights today, as airlines had scheduled the arrivals of the flights after 8 AM, after learning a lesson from diversions in last two days.

On December 16, the airport witnessed winter's first fog.  Since then, flight operations are being hit due to the fog. Around 140 flights were delayed or diverted on that day.  Yesterday, schedule of over 200 flights was hit.