New Delhi: Delhi and its suburbs woke up to a thick fog on day one of the new year and flight operations at the airport were suspended in the morning after visibility on the runways dropped below 50 metres. Train services too have been severely hit in Delhi and several other parts of north India.
Hundreds of travellers are stuck as the departure of all domestic and international flights from the Delhi airport has been on hold since 6 this morning. Arrivals too were affected, with only some aircraft being able to land. Departures require a visibility of at least 125 metres, while plane scan land in visibility below 50 metres if the pilots are trained in CAT IIIB, which is Category Three.
56 trains headed towards the capital are late and 20 have been rescheduled. 15 have been cancelled, the Northern Railways.
