<div>Poor visibility disrupted 90 flight arrivals and departures at the Kempegowda International Airport here on Tuesday morning.<br /><br />This is the first major impact of fog this season, according to an airport spokesperson. Fifty-one departures were delayed, as visibility dropped to just 50 metres. <br /><br />Most delays were recorded between 5 am and 8.25 am. Fog-related disruptions are expected to increase as temperatures drop during winter. <br /><br />Visibility values are determined with the help of special equipment installed by the meteorological department.<br /><br />Many passengers had to wait long hours at the airport. However, the airlines did their best to ensure the inconvenience was minimised. <br /><br />Four international flights — one each of British Airways, Air Mauritius, Jet Airways and Indigo — took off late. The freighter flights of FedEx, Blue Dart and Singapore Cargo were also delayed.<div> <br />Visibility problems also delayed the arrival of 27 flights, including an international schedule by British Airways and two cargo flights of Blue Dart and Singapore Cargo.<br /><br />Six flights were diverted. A British Airways flight was re-routed to Hyderabad while five other flights were asked to head for Chennai.<br /><br />The flights diverted to Chennai belonged to Blue Dart, Singapore Cargo, Jet Airways, Go Air and Air Costa. Six other flights were cancelled.<br /><br />The disruptions had a cascading effect on other flight arrival and departures. Some airlines, such as SpiceJet, had a message for those catching flights: “All passengers are requested to cross check their flight status before leaving for the airport.”<br /><br />The weather conditions are likely to remain the same in the City on Wednesday as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted fog / mist in the morning and partly cloudy sky later. Minimum temperature is expected to be 16 degrees Celsius. <br /><br />Hearty response<br /><br />Ramesh Srivats, social media influencer and humorist, was one of those affected. His flight was cancelled and he had to return to Bengaluru. He tweeted, “Checked in. Hit lounge. Ate. Ate. Ate. Flight insanely delayed. Cancelled. Full refund. Came out. Yay! Free breakfast.”<br /> <br /></div></div>
<div>Poor visibility disrupted 90 flight arrivals and departures at the Kempegowda International Airport here on Tuesday morning.<br /><br />This is the first major impact of fog this season, according to an airport spokesperson. Fifty-one departures were delayed, as visibility dropped to just 50 metres. <br /><br />Most delays were recorded between 5 am and 8.25 am. Fog-related disruptions are expected to increase as temperatures drop during winter. <br /><br />Visibility values are determined with the help of special equipment installed by the meteorological department.<br /><br />Many passengers had to wait long hours at the airport. However, the airlines did their best to ensure the inconvenience was minimised. <br /><br />Four international flights — one each of British Airways, Air Mauritius, Jet Airways and Indigo — took off late. The freighter flights of FedEx, Blue Dart and Singapore Cargo were also delayed.<div> <br />Visibility problems also delayed the arrival of 27 flights, including an international schedule by British Airways and two cargo flights of Blue Dart and Singapore Cargo.<br /><br />Six flights were diverted. A British Airways flight was re-routed to Hyderabad while five other flights were asked to head for Chennai.<br /><br />The flights diverted to Chennai belonged to Blue Dart, Singapore Cargo, Jet Airways, Go Air and Air Costa. Six other flights were cancelled.<br /><br />The disruptions had a cascading effect on other flight arrival and departures. Some airlines, such as SpiceJet, had a message for those catching flights: “All passengers are requested to cross check their flight status before leaving for the airport.”<br /><br />The weather conditions are likely to remain the same in the City on Wednesday as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted fog / mist in the morning and partly cloudy sky later. Minimum temperature is expected to be 16 degrees Celsius. <br /><br />Hearty response<br /><br />Ramesh Srivats, social media influencer and humorist, was one of those affected. His flight was cancelled and he had to return to Bengaluru. He tweeted, “Checked in. Hit lounge. Ate. Ate. Ate. Flight insanely delayed. Cancelled. Full refund. Came out. Yay! Free breakfast.”<br /> <br /></div></div>
