It’s a good day to fly out of the city as flight operations at Delhi airports continue as scheduled, as visibility today is normal.
A total of 84 flights were delayed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday due to low visibility conditions, ANI reports.
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Earlier, people in the national capital woke up to a cold foggy Christmas morning with visibility dropping to 50 metres.
Several flights, trains got delayed due to poor invisibility in the national capital. A thick blanket of fog was also witnessed at airport and Daryaganj area. Delhi on Sunday recorded a temperature of 3.7 degrees Celsius, its lowest in December in 12 years
“Cold weather combined with the availability of moisture will result in foggy conditions over Northwest India. This dense fog is likely to reduce visibility over Punjab, Haryana, North Rajasthan, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh resulting in difficulty for commuters in the morning and noon hours,” stated Skymet, a private weather forecasting agency.
The air quality in Delhi-NCR remained ‘hazardous’. According to SAFAR, Delhi Air Quality Index (AQI) was 423 — in the hazardous zone.
The India Meteorological Department has predicted shallow fog for the day with the maximum temperature likely to hover around 21 degrees Celsius.
Fog alert! (Helplines)
Indian Railways: 24 x7 customer service helpline no: 139
Skymet weather forecast, weather in India and world: https://www.skymetweather.com/
Indira Gandhi International airport helpline no: For flight related information – +91-011-61234567
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