Around 20 flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport were delayed on Sunday till 1 pm due to inclement weather and other operational issues, said an official at the Delhi airport.
A video that went viral on social media on Saturday purportedly showed 157 passengers in distress at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport after their flight was delayed by hours due to foggy weather conditions.
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The National Capital Territory of Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 1.5 degrees in the Delhi ridge on Saturday as the cold wave continues to grip northern India. As a result, many parts of Delhi are covered in thick and dense fog.
According to the Meteorological Department data, Safdarjung recorded a minimum temperature of 2.2 degrees Celsius. A minimum temperature of 2 degrees Celsius was recorded at Lodhi Road.
Around 34 domestic departure flights from the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), Delhi were delayed due to bad weather and other related issues on Saturday, according to the airport authorities.
Passengers are likely to face inconvenience as over 32 long-distance trains are running behind their schedule by up to seven hours or more due to fog and bad weather conditions on Saturday.
The CPI MP was scheduled to fly from Trivandrum to Delhi on Vistara airlines on Friday when his flight along with other passengers got delayed. Upset with the delay, Viswam wrote to the minister sharing his and his fellow passengers' ordeal.
Bad weather conditions, prevailing in Northern and Central parts of India, including the national capital, on Friday, disrupted flight operations at Indira Gandhi International Airport with over eight flight departures delayed.