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Three flights cancelled, 10 delayed due to fog in Chandigarh
Three flights from Chandigarh International Airport were cancelled and 10 were delayed due to fog on Tuesday morning
Three flights from Chandigarh International Airport were cancelled and 10 were delayed due to fog on Tuesday morning.
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The Indigo flight to Mumbai, which was to depart at 6.15am, the Go First flight to Mumbai, which was to depart at 8am, and the Go First Airlines to Ahmedabad, which was to depart at 10.15am, were cancelled due to poor visibility.
Air India flight to Leh departed late by nearly six hours, while two Kullu flights — Alliance Air and Air India — took off with a delay of nearly three hours. The Indigo flight to Delhi, which was to depart at 6.45am was delayed by 20 minutes, while the Go First flight to Srinagar, which was to leave at 11.15am was delayed by 35 minutes. Other affected flights also arrived or departed late by 30 to 40 minutes.
Similar conditions to continue
The city woke up to very dense fog, and similar near-zero visibility conditions are expected to continue in the morning in coming days as well, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The visibility was down to 50 metres (very dense fog) at 5:30 am at the IMD observatory in Sector 39. By 8:30 am, it rose to 200 metres (dense fog), and was 500-1,000 metres (moderate fog) at 11:30 am. The fog finally cleared around noon.
“After the recent rain spells, high humidity in the air and drop in minimum temperature will lead to fog formation for the next three to four days, especially in the early hours. People driving on roads in the morning must take precautions,” said an IMD official.
Meanwhile, minimum temperature went down from Monday’s 10.4°C to 8.5°C on Tuesday, still three notches above normal. Maximum temperature also dropped from 16.8°C to 15.7°C. In the next three days, maximum temperature will remain around 17-18°C while minimum temperature will remain around 7-8°C. However, cold wave conditions are unlikely.
