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 as a consequence of fog. Flyers are requested to contact the airways for updates. Over 170 flights have been delayed on the Delhi airport this morning and 38 have been cancelled. 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 Express is delayed by over 4 hours, whereas the Varanasi Vande Bharat Express is 14 hours late. The New Delhi Vande Bharat Express is eight hours and 17 minutes late and the Anand Vihar Terminal Superfast Express is delayed by over seven hours.
Yesterday, over 200 flights had been delayed as visibility got here all the way down to zero on the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Update issued at 00:05 hours.
Kind consideration to all flyers!#Fog #FogAlert #DelhiAirport pic.twitter.com/fQZakeRWAV— Delhi Airport (@DelhiAirport) January 3, 2025
The India Meteorological Department has forecast a dense to very dense fog within the nationwide capital, Uttar Pradesh and at remoted locations in Punjab and Haryana. According to the IMD, the present common visibility on the IGI airport is zero.
IndiGo mentioned it “continues to expertise considerably lowered visibility as a consequence of fog, impacting flight schedules”.
#6ETravelAdvisory: Departures and arrivals at #DelhiAirport are at the moment on maintain as a consequence of lowered visibility. Please keep up to date in your flight standing https://t.co/IEBbuCsa3e. Once operations resume, flights should encounter delays as a consequence of airside congestion. (1/2)
— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) January 3, 2025
Air India mentioned, “Poor visibility as a consequence of dense fog is impacting flight operations in Delhi and elements of Northern India,” asking passengers to examine their flight standing.
Poor visibility as a consequence of dense fog is impacting flight operations in Delhi and elements of Northern India. Please examine your flight standing at: 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, “Due to dangerous climate (poor visibility) in Delhi (DEL), all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights may get affected.”
#ClimateUpdate (03rd Jan’25): Due to dangerous climate (poor visibility) in Delhi (DEL), all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights may get affected. Passengers are requested to maintain a examine on their flight standing through https://t.co/2wynECZugy.
— SpiceJet (@flyspicejet) January 3, 2025
Delhi is predicted 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 least 4.5 levels decrease than what is taken into account regular for a particular interval.
As per the CPCB, the Air Quality Index is over 240, categorised as ‘Very Unhealthy’.