Air India, IndiGo Publish Flight Advisories as Flight Operations are Affected by Dense Fog
The poor visibility due to severe winter fog has resulted in airlines cautioning passengers about delays and cancellations of flights on various domestic flights
Fog Disrupts Operations at Large Airports Worldwide
Heavy fog in the northern part of India has been impacting flight operations, leading both of the main carriers in India, Air India, as well as IndiGo, to issue travel advisories. Airports in the national capital, Delhi, have been experiencing decreased visibility, further leading to flight delays across a number of routes due to early morning or night weather conditions as a result of the continuous effects of winter fog.
Air India has confirmed that they are monitoring the weather updates closely and collaborating with the airports to ensure that passengers face minimal inconvenience. Air India has advised passengers to check their flight status before heading out to the airports. As part of their assistance for passengers affected by the fog, Air India has launched its fog assistance for passengers, which helps grant flexible changes and refunds.
IndiGo also issued an advisory with a notification that Dense fog has been affecting the operations of various airports in the northern parts of the country, including Chandigarh Airport and Amritsar Airport. Passengers were advised by the airlines to check flight details on official online platforms. Moreover, the airlines informed that its ground handling, as well as operations, staff are put on overtime to improve delay handling.
Apart from Delhi, other airports where flights have been affected due to the occurrence of fogs include those headed for and from Pune and Chennai, among other major airports. The weather conditions continue to be closely monitored by the relevant authorities with respect to alerting passengers on how to schedule their flights due to the occurrence of fogs in different parts of the country.
