2 flights cancelled, eight delayed

Tribune News Service

Mohali, January 20

Flight operations at the Chandigarh International Airport continued to be disrupted as two flights were cancelled and eight flights delayed due to dense fog at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi and the NOTAM (notice to airmen) for airspace restriction over Delhi for Republic Day rehearsals.

Vistara’s flight to Delhi (UK 732) and Jet Airways (9W 2665/2666) were grounded due to NOTAM, according to which no commercial flight is allowed to take off or land at the Delhi Airport between 10.35 am and 12.15 pm till January 26.

Eight flights were delayed at the airport with maximum delay time close to two hours. IndiGo’s flight arrived late (6E 464/463) by 1 hour 50 minutes due to congestion at Mumbai airport.

Sources said that over 150 flights were delayed from Delhi airport as visibility dropped to 200 metres.

Deepesh Joshi, PRO, Chandigarh International Airports Limited (CHIAL), in a statement, said: “Two flights were cancelled due to NOTAM and over 8 flights were delayed due to inclement weather at Delhi airport.”

Long-route trains continue to run late

Intense fog in the northern region affected the timings of long-route trains. While Madurai-Chandigarh Superfast Express was delayed by 11 hours and 41 minutes, Howrah- Kalka Mail recorded a delay of nine hours and 53 minutes. It was scheduled to arrive at 3 am, but it reached the station at 12.53 pm. Short-route trains were running on time. Delhi-Kalka Shatabdi, Himalayan Queen and Amritsar- Chandigarh Intercity Express reached the station on time.