Delhi Airport Flight Status: All Departures Put on Hold at Indira Gandhi International Airport Due to Dense Fog Conditions
The visibility in Delhi and the surrounded areas, especially Gurugram, is very low due to the heavy fog in the capital.
New Delhi, December 25: All departures at Delhi airport are on hold since one hour due to fog conditions and congestion. The visibility in Delhi and the surrounded areas, especially Gurugram, is very low due to the heavy fog in the capital. As of now, in case of fog at Delhi airport, incoming flights are diverted to nearby airports, which causes a lot of inconvenience to the passengers.
On Monday, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) had claimed that passengers flying into Delhi from various parts of the country this winter will no longer have to worry about diversion of their flights due to fog, thanks to a new technology. However, that claim has proved to be ineffective just a day after the announcement.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) had earlier said that the Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) system, in use in nine countries and being introduced in India for the first time, will provide information to airlines at the place of origin of a flight about the status of fog and congestion in Delhi so that they can plan their flights to the national capital accordingly, a top Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) official told ANI here on Monday.
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