The Microsoft outage across the globe left a massive impact on the flight operations, along with banking and other operations. Some airports in India continued to experience impact on the second day on Saturday.
Cold wave has gripped several parts of the country, thus hampering the rail and flight services. As many as 28 trains were running late while several flights were delayed on Tuesday morning. Check list.
Flight delays in North India persist during winter due to dense fog, despite the use of advanced technology like the Instrument Landing System (ILS). In this article, we will discuss the challenges faced, how ILS works, and the ongoing efforts to improve air travel during adverse weather conditions.
As North India continued to reel under severe cold wave, trains services were also affected due to fog in the region.
The National Weather Forecasting Agency earlier said the minimum temperature across North India was likely to increase by 2-3 degrees Celsius in Northern India over the next three days.
Visibility levels dropped to zero metres at Bhatinda and Agra; 25 metres at Patiala, Chandigarh, Ambala, Bhiwani, Safdarjung, Ridge, Ganganagar, Varanasi, Fursatganj and Bhagalpur, and 50 metres at Hisar, Karnal, Palam, Meerut, Lucknow, Bahraich and Patna.
Air India news: Under the new FogCare initiative, Air India will be taking proactive steps to isolate the impact of fog on flight operations, which usually takes place in the early mornings and late evenings, but often also cascades throughout the day.
The last-minute cancellation created major chaos at the airports as the families have been returning to their homes for the Christmas holidays.
The airline's IT team has contained and rectified the situation and flights are operating normally now, the spokesperson added.
Several flights to and from Delhi have been delayed due to dense fog. No flights have been cancelled or diverted.
According to an Air India official, around 200 domestic flight departures and arrivals are likely to be affected by the runway closure.
New Delhi, Nov 8 :Chaos broke out at the swanky new Terminal three of the Indira Gandhi International Airport here last night as large number of passengers angered by delays in Air India flights raised
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