Fog delays 150 flights

01 February,2011 08:27 AM IST |   |  MiD DAY Correspondent

The early morning fog that made an appearance after a gap of three weeks virtually brought air operations to a standstill, disrupting schedules of nearly 200 domestic and international flights


The early morning fog that made an appearance after a gap of three weeks virtually brought air operations to a standstill, disrupting schedules of nearly 200 domestic and international flights.



Over 150 flights were delayed by half-an-hour to three hours. "Airlines had to cancel 13 domestic flights from and to the city.

Also, most of the flights scheduled to depart after 5.45 AM were rescheduled," an airport official said.u00a0 Fog started to descend on the airport around 3 AM forcing airport authorities to implement low visibility procedures on third runway at 3.32 AM.

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