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Fog delays flights from New Delhi

    New Delhi: Several flights were delayed or diverted on Friday as a surprise fog enveloped capital New Delhi. Thousands of passengers were stranded at the domestic and international airports, as majority of the flights did not take off due to poor visibility. Traffic on the roads was also affected, with visibility coming down to 50 metres in the wee hours. Air passengers had a harrowing time with delayed flights leading to crowding at the airport lounges. Some 60 domestic flights were affected. "I had an early morning flight but now it has been delayed. We had meetings at around 9 in the morning in Bangalore but they are cancelled. Now we are waiting to get another flight," said Kulmeet, an executive stranded at the airport. Umang Bedi, another passenger, said: "My flight was in the morning at 6.30. I was to attend a meeting, which has now been cancelled. We are facing a lot of problems as there is no place to sit at the lounge and the waiting area is also full. We have no place to sit. So we are standing out in cold". The schedules of all private carriers like Air Sahara and Jet Airways were affected while state-run Indian Airlines re- christened Indian diverted its incoming flights.
-Feb 17, 2006

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