Delhi airport shrouded in dense fog once again

Delhi airport has been shrouded in dense fog since Tuesday night, and as a result several flights have been delayed. The backlog of flights, which could not take off last night due to the fog, has added to the delays. With runway visibility falling to just 175 meters, eight flights have been cancelled - among them are Kingfisher flights Delhi-Kolkata IT-601, Kolkata-Delhi IT-602 and Delhi-Mumbai IT-306 have been cancelled. Indian Airlines flights from Delhi-Nagpur IC-871, Delhi-Jaipur IC-896 have been cancelled. Only aircrafts that are equipped with CAT 111 A and CAT 111 B instrument landing systems can operate in such foggy conditions.

Currently, only Indian and Kingfisher flights are equipped with these landing aids and its pilots trained in their use. The fog in Delhi has also led to disruptions in train schedules as well with many trains running several hours late. The trains that have delayed due to the existing conditions are, Janata Express from Howrah to New Delhi which is late by three hours, Farakka Express from Malda to New Delhi is late by six hours, Lichavi Express from Samastipur to New Delhi is late by 10 hours and K V Express from Varanasi to New Delhi is delayed by more than two hours.

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