Over 200 flights delayed, train ops hit in Delhi as dense fog reduces visibility to zero

Dense fog enveloped various parts of North India, bringing visibility and temperatures down and impacting train and flight operations.

At Delhi's India Gandhi International Airport, 202 flights were delayed as visibility came down to zero.

As per the past 24 hours data of the IMD, Delhi witnessed a maximum temperature of 16 degrees Celsius, a departure of three degrees below normal and and minimum of 7.6 degrees Celsius.

Delhi is expected to witness fog till January 8, with light rain likely on January 6.

The temperature in Delhi as of Friday morning was 9.6 degrees Celsius, making it the fifth cold day in a row for the National Capital.

At 8 am, the Palam airport in Delhi reported a 0 m visibility, while the Safdarjung Airport in New Delhi reported a 50-metre visibility. Both the airports are not used for commercial flight operations. 

As per the CPCB, the Air Quality Index is at 309 at the Lodhi Road station, categorised as 'Very Poor'.

Flights of many airlines, including SpiceJet, Indigo and Air India, were affected even as the Delhi airport reported an average delay of six minutes for arrival flights and 47 minutes for departure flights, as per FlightRadar24.

While SpiceJet said all flights coming in and going to Amritsar and Guwahati are affected due to bad weather, IndiGo issued a travel advisory with special focus on the Delhi, Amritsar, Lucknow, Bengaluru and Guwahati routes.