Trains Delayed, 58 Flights Diverted As Dense Layer Of Fog Reduces Visibility In Delhi

A number of trains were delayed and cancelled as a thick layer of fog continued to reduce the visibility in the national capital. Around 60 flights were also diverted at the IGI Airport due tot he dense fog.

A train approaches a platform amid fog during a cold winter morning, at Old Faridabad Railway Station

Source : PTI

Winter continues to hold Delhi in its clutches firmly. A dense layer of fog covers the skyline of the national capital reducing the visibility. Many trains were delayed and some even got cancelled at the Anand Vihar railway station due to the dense fog, as reported by news agency ANI. Around 60 flights including one that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was travelling in had to be diverted due to low visibility at the Delhi Airport. People were forced to take shelter in shelter homes amid these chilly and foggy nights. The minimum temperature settled on Thursday stood at 8.4 degrees Celsius, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

An official at the Delhi Airport told news agency PTI that 58 flights, the majority of them operated by domestic carriers, had to be diverted owing to the low visibility between 12:00 am on December 25 and 06:00 am on December 28. Most of the flights had to be cancelled as the pilots were not trained to operate them in low visibility conditions. The official added that 13 flights of IndiGo, 10 of Air India, 10 of SpiceJet, 5 of Vistara, 3 of Akasa Air and 2 flights of Alliance Air were diverted at the Delhi Airport. 

#WATCH | Delhi: Few flights delayed due to fog and low visibility in the national capital; Visuals from Indira Gandhi International Airport pic.twitter.com/mlCrrZ7QlT

— ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2023

Even at 12 am this morning, a dense layer of fog engulfed the national capital.

#WATCH | Delhi: Dense fog grips the National Capital.

(Visuals from areas around the Indira Gandhi International Airport, shot at 12 am) pic.twitter.com/QIHdX6uaec

— ANI (@ANI) December 28, 2023

People stood waiting at the railway station platforms for their trains as some of them got delayed or cancelled. A passenger, Prashant Kumar, told ANI, "The trains are later than usual this time. Nandankanan Express coming to Delhi from Bhubaneswar was supposed to reach at 3.30 pm but it reached Delhi at 12.30 am."

#WATCH | Delhi: On delayed trains, a passenger Prashant Kumar says, "The trains are later than usual this time... Nandankanan Express coming to Delhi from Bhubaneswar was supposed to reach at 3.30 pm but it reached Delhi at 12.30 am..." pic.twitter.com/qOkWpSTwyu

— ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2023

Several trains at Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad Railway Station were also affected due to dense fog.

#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Several trains at Moradabad Railway station affected due to dense fog.

(Visuals shot at 10 pm) pic.twitter.com/2ZkdJ6lAX9

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) December 28, 2023

Dense fog covered the skyline of Ayodhya reducing the visibility on the roads as well. 

#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Visibility affected in Ayodhya as a blanket of dense fog covers the city.

(Visuals shot at 11.15 pm) pic.twitter.com/D8QhO0405q

— ANI (@ANI) December 28, 2023

The Show Must Go On — Republic Day Parade Rehearsals Amid Dense Fog

The teeth-teetering morning and dense fog could not shake the spirit of the security forces at the India Gate who were doing rehearsals for the upcoming Republic Day Parade which is slated to take place on January 26. ANI shared the visual from the rehearsals this morning.

#WATCH | Delhi: Republic Day parade rehearsal underway at India Gate amid dense fog.

(Visuals shot at 6.45 am) pic.twitter.com/SxDSaWU2IF

— ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2023