Over 500 flights delayed, 24 train ops hit in Delhi
Business Standard|January 04, 2025
Palam airport records zero visibility from 8 am to 9.30 am Friday
Over 500 flights delayed, 24 train ops hit in Delhi

More than 500 flights, including departures and arrivals, and 24 trains departing from Delhi were delayed on Friday amid dense fog in several parts of north India. According to flightradar24 data, till 5.30 pm on Friday, about 145 arrivals were delayed at the national capital's airport.

Moreover, about 394 departures were also delayed at this airport.

In a statement on Friday morning, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that "very dense" fog was reported at Palam airport, which adjoins the Delhi International Airport.

"Palam airport recorded the lowest visibility 0 metres from 8 am to 9.30 am which thereafter improved and became 50 metres at 10 am...Mainly moderate fog conditions with wind speed less than four kilometers per hour variable direction prevailed over the region in the forenoon on Friday," the IMD noted.

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