For the second consecutive day, a thick layer of fog has coated north India, dropping temperatures and disrupting prepare, and flight operations in a number of states.
The Delhi airport has issued an advisory for passengers that operations have been impacted attributable to fog. Flyers are requested to contact the airways for updates. Over 90 flights have been delayed on the Delhi airport this morning. Srinagar, Chandigarh, Agra, Lucknow, Amritsar, Hindon and Gwalior airports reported zero visibility.
Over 50 trains coming to Delhi are late. The 22436 New Delhi Vande Bharat Specific is delayed by over 4 hours, whereas the Varanasi Vande Bharat Specific is 14 hours late. The New Delhi Vande Bharat Specific is eight hours and 17 minutes late and the Anand Vihar Terminal Superfast Specific is delayed by over seven hours.
Yesterday, over 200 flights have been delayed as visibility got here all the way down to zero on the Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport.
Replace issued at 00:05 hours.
Type consideration to all flyers!#Fog #FogAlert #DelhiAirport pic.twitter.com/fQZakeRWAV— Delhi Airport (@DelhiAirport) January 3, 2025
The India Meteorological Division has forecast a dense to very dense fog within the nationwide capital, Uttar Pradesh and at remoted locations in Punjab and Haryana. In response to the IMD, the present basic visibility on the IGI airport is zero.
IndiGo stated it “continues to expertise considerably diminished visibility attributable to fog, impacting flight schedules”.
#6ETravelAdvisory: Departures and arrivals at #DelhiAirport are at present on maintain attributable to diminished visibility. Please keep up to date in your flight standing https://t.co/IEBbuCsa3e. As soon as operations resume, flights should encounter delays attributable to airside congestion. (1/2)
— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) January 3, 2025
Air India stated, “Poor visibility attributable to dense fog is impacting flight operations in Delhi and components of Northern India,” asking passengers to examine their flight standing.
Poor visibility attributable to dense fog is impacting flight operations in Delhi and components of Northern India. Please examine your flight standing at: https://t.co/6ajUZVeeIM earlier than heading to the airport.
— Air India (@airindia) January 3, 2025
SpiceJet suggested passengers to examine their flight standing and up to date that, “As a result of dangerous climate (poor visibility) in Delhi (DEL), all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights would possibly get affected.”
#WeatherUpdate (03rd Jan’25): As a result of dangerous climate (poor visibility) in Delhi (DEL), all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights would possibly get affected. Passengers are requested to maintain a examine on their flight standing by way of https://t.co/2wynECZugy.
— SpiceJet (@flyspicejet) January 3, 2025
Delhi is anticipated to witness fog until January 8, with gentle rain doubtless on January 6. The temperature in Delhi as of Saturday morning was 10 levels Celsius.
A “chilly day” is when the minimal temperature is beneath 10 levels Celsius and the best or lowest temperature is at the very least 4.5 levels decrease than what is taken into account regular for a particular interval.
As per the CPCB, the Air High quality Index is over 240, categorised as ‘Very Unhealthy’.