New Delhi, December 21
Heavy fog today hit air and train traffic with about 20 flights from IGI airport here being delayed and two cancelled while over 25 Delhi-bound trains running late by varying periods up to even 11 hours.

Dense fog enveloped the airport around 11.30 am with runway visibility dropping to 600 m, which forced the airport authorities to implement low-visibility procedures.

The runway visibility continued to detoriate and drop to 75 m, forcing some airlines to divert their flights to Jaipur and Mumbai. Two Kingfisher flights were cancelled due to fog while Air-India’s Delhi-Kabul flight was cancelled due to bad weather conditions at Kabul airport, officials said.

Around 10 Kingfisher flights flying out of Delhi were delayed by up to two hours, while three incoming flights were also delayed due to fog, a Kingfisher airline spokesperson said.

A number of flight coming from various destination were delayed by up to four hours.

“No flights were cancelled due to the bad weather at Delhi. However, our Dubai-Jaipur-Delhi flight was diverted to Jaipur at around 5.25 am due to zero visibility at the airport here,” an Air-India spokesperson said.

Meanwhile, over two dozen trains approaching Delhi were running late due to heavy fog in the region. “The trains are running late due to heavy fog. We will try to reschedule minimum number of trains, which will depart from Delhi”, a Northern Railway official said. “Though the trains are running late by up to 11 hours, we will not cancel any train today,” he said.

The trains running late include the Jhelum Express, Andhra Pradesh Express, Yasvanthpur Sampark Kranti Express, Ranchi Rajdhani Express, Patna Raj Express, Bilaspur Rajdhani Express, Mewar Express, GT Express, Bihar Amritsar Express and Lichchavi Express. New Delhi-bound Lichchavi Express is running late by 11 hours, according to railway officials. — PTI