Guwahati: At least 15 flights were delayed at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in Delhi on Monday morning due to dense fog.
According to India Meteorological Department, visibility in Safdarjung area was recorded at 25 metres and in Palam at 50 metres around 6 am earlier today.
Passengers at the airport were quoted by ANI, “Flights were delayed due to severe fog and cold in the national capital. Visibility is very low at the airport and the weather here is freezing.”
The IGIA in the past midnight issued a statement which read, “Low visibility procedures are in progress at Delhi airport… Passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight reactions.”
Meanwhile, vehicles were visible with their headlights on during the morning hours due to dense fog.
As a severe cold wave continued to affect the nation’s capital and surrounding districts, people were seen huddling up around big bonfires in petrol stations and on street corners to beat the chill.
Additionally, as many as to 29 trains were operating late today in the Northern Railway region including Rajdhani Express trains.
The data released from Indian Railways read, “Anvt Garib Rath is running 7 hours late, Sealdah Rajdhani Express 11:30 hours late, Howrah Rajdhani Express 10:30 hours late, Jainagar Garib Rath Express 10:30 hours late, New Delhi Bhuneshwar Rajdhani Express 09 hours late, Duranto Express 13:30 hours late, among others.”