New Delhi

Flights delayed at Delhi airport

NEW DELHI: Even though Delhi airport did not have to deal with fog and low visibility procedures on Thursday, there was little relief for passengers with nearly 40 flights running behind schedule.

Around 8-30 p.m., at least 25 arrival flights at the domestic terminal were delayed while seven flights were made to wait beyond their schedule departure time. The situation at the international terminal was slightly better with only five delayed arrivals and three delayed departures.

According to the Air Traffic Control sources, while there was no fog, visibility on the runway was poor in the morning.

It, however, did not reach the level where low visibility procedures had to be activated.

However, due to poor visibility, the simultaneous use of both the runways started rather late in the morning, sources said.

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