Flight operations were severely impacted as heavy rains lashed Mumbai, causing massive waterlogging in the city. Taking to X, the airlines issued warnings to the passengers concerning the flight status.
Delhi weather: Delhi Airport has also reported delays in flight operations affecting around 120 flights, both (domestic and international) arrivals and departures, due to dense fog.
Delhi airport experienced chaotic scenes on Sunday as several flights encountered extensive delays due to adverse weather conditions. Flight operations are expected to face continued disruptions today, as dense fog persists in Delhi and surrounding areas.
Friday (January 12) was the fourth worst day for flight cancellations in the last 12 months, as over 2,000 flights were cancelled in only three days last year. United and Alaska Airlines have canceled over 200 flights after Boeing 737 Max 9 planes were grounded.
North India has been reeling under severe cold for the last several weeks, thus affecting the train and flight services in the national capital.
Several trains and flights were delayed and cancelled in New Delhi due to dense fog on December 29. Commuters faced difficulties and were seen waiting at the Anand Vihar Railway Station and New Delhi Railway Station as visibility was badly affected.
The Delhi Airport witnessed a delay in close to 30 flights after dense fog enveloped the city reducing visibility to zero.
Delhi weather update: The Safdarjung observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, recorded a minimum temperature of 2.6 degrees Celsius. It was 2.4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday and 1.4 degrees on Monday.
Trains, flights delayed: According to Indian Railways, at least 26 trains are running late in the Northern Railway region. Meanwhile, the operations of several flights have also been hit due to the inclement weather.
Dense fog and cold wave conditions continued to sweep the national capital with the city recording a minimum temperature of 7 degrees Celsius on Thursday morning.
Many flight operators, including Indigo, Vistara, and SpiceJet have announced flight delays due to the unstable weather.
Delhi airport took to Twitter to inform passengers about the flight operations today. "Passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information," the airport wrote on Twitter.
Delhi is witnessing the coldest December in years. Very dense fog covered the national capital region in the early hours of Monday, which led to a delay in the movement of several flights and trains, while 6 people died in a road accident resulting out of dense fog on the streets.
The minimum temperature in various parts of Delhi varied with 2.5 degrees Celsius being recorded at Ayanagar, 2.8 degrees Celsius at Lodhi Road, 3.2 degrees Celsius at Palam and 3.6 degrees Celsius at Safdarjung.
Budget carrier GoAir on Monday blamed a combination of factors such as inclement weather, low visibility and anti-CAA protests in certain parts of the country for disrupting multiple flights across the network.
Due to low temperature and high humidity, the air quality was in the "severe" category in the morning. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, Delhi's AQI at 8 am was at 430.
At least nineteen IndiGo flights were cancelled and 16 delayed due to protests against Citizenship Amendment Act in New Delhi. According to a Delhi airport official, the delays and cancellations have been caused due to flight crew members being struck in anti-CAA protests.
Mumbai has been receiving very heavy rains since the onset of monsoons this year. Two separate incidents of wall collapse were reported in the state due to heavy downpour, in which nearly 22 people have lost their lives. The authorities have warned locals to stay indoors as only emergency services are functional in the city.
The Railways had to cancel 36 trains, reschedule 30 while 85 trains were running late due to fog across the northern region, according to official data.
Delhi on Sunday woke up to a foggy morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 6.4 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average
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