New Delhi: Schedules of over 170 flights were disrupted due to dense fog that enveloped the IGI airport here on Wednesday.
As the runway visibility started to deteriorate due to fog, six domestic and six international flights were diverted.
About 20 domestic and international flights were cancelled while several others were delayed by up to three to four hours, causing inconvenience to passengers.
An Emirates flight (EK 513) which scheduled to depart at 0415 hours on this morning was delayed by over 15 hours due to bad weather conditions.
Passengers and crew of the flight had to be disembarked and offered hotel accommodation. The flight was rescheduled for departure at 2115 hours.
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Fog started to descend on the airport on Tuesday night and it become very dense at around 10.30 pm when the general visibility dropped to zero and the runway visibility to less than 100 metres.
