<p>Dense fog badly hit operations at the Indira Gandhi International airport here today affecting the schedule of over 50 domestic and international flights.<br /><br /></p>.<p>About 35 flights were delayed while 15 were cancelled as the dense fog enveloped the airport this morning.<br /><br />One of the international flights was diverted to Jaipur, airport sources said.<br />Runway visibility started to deteriorate from late last night and general visibility reduced to less than 100 metres in the morning, leading to delay in departures of early morning flights.<br /><br />The general visibility on the main runway (28/11 which is the most preferred runway by airlines during the foggy days) was almost zero while the runway visibility was 75 metres.<br /><br />At one time the runway visibility dropped to zero at one end of the third runway.<br />The operations at the third runway remained suspended for major part of the morning due to poor visibility, an airport official said.<br /><br />The MeT department has predicted CAT-III B fog (dense fog when the runway visibility drops to below 50 metres) till Christmas.<br /><br />Yesterday also over 100 flights were badly affected due to dense fog.</p>
<p>Dense fog badly hit operations at the Indira Gandhi International airport here today affecting the schedule of over 50 domestic and international flights.<br /><br /></p>.<p>About 35 flights were delayed while 15 were cancelled as the dense fog enveloped the airport this morning.<br /><br />One of the international flights was diverted to Jaipur, airport sources said.<br />Runway visibility started to deteriorate from late last night and general visibility reduced to less than 100 metres in the morning, leading to delay in departures of early morning flights.<br /><br />The general visibility on the main runway (28/11 which is the most preferred runway by airlines during the foggy days) was almost zero while the runway visibility was 75 metres.<br /><br />At one time the runway visibility dropped to zero at one end of the third runway.<br />The operations at the third runway remained suspended for major part of the morning due to poor visibility, an airport official said.<br /><br />The MeT department has predicted CAT-III B fog (dense fog when the runway visibility drops to below 50 metres) till Christmas.<br /><br />Yesterday also over 100 flights were badly affected due to dense fog.</p>