Delhi on Friday morning experienced another miserable day with heavy fog and toxic pollution levels rising. The condition is expected to worsen with no signs of relief. The effects are being witnessed at Delhi Airport, where flight operations have been affected because of low visibility.
The AQI in the national capital is 387, which falls under the ‘very poor’ category, but some areas have registered AQIs above the 400 mark, entering the ‘severe’ category, according to data available with the Central Pollution Control Board at 8:00 AM on Wednesday.
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10 most polluted places in Delhi
Anand Vihar topped with an AQI of 437, followed by a marginal lead by RK Puram with an AQI of 436, and then Sirifort with an AQI of 432. Other pollutants were Dwarka Sector-8 with an AQI of 420, Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range at 418, Okhla Phase-II at 416, Punjabi Bagh at 412, ITO at 409, Patparganj at 408, and Wazirpur at 404. These sites were all
Thick fog covers entire city, flight visibility impacted
Scenes early in the morning from across Delhi showed dense fog covering the roads, with vehicles plying at a sluggish pace due to low visibility. Similar reports were also emerging from the airport in Delhi, where flights were being impacted because of the lack of visibility as commuters navigated through the fog-covered airport terminals.
Airline advisories are issued despite disruption
Air India, Indigo, and Spice Jet air operators issued notifications to passengers about the risk of delay or cancellation of flights due to dense fog.
"Customers are advised to check their flight status before heading to the airport and allow extra time for travel, as low visibility may lead to slower traffic on the roads,” IndiGo tweeted in response to the dense fog warning given by the weather department.
Meanwhile, carrier Air India reminded passengers of its ‘FogCare’ service that provides early warnings on registered mobile numbers and enables passengers to change their flights free of cost. Lindsay Mossop of the airline "SpiceJet" also requested passengers to monitor their flight times carefully.
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Airport Operations under CAT III conditions
As per the report by Hindustan Times, Delhi airport has confirmed that there were disrupted flights because airport operations were being carried out in CAT III conditions because of reduced visibility. This comes at a time when 27 flights were cancelled in the city due to fog. Passengers have been asked to check the status of flights as the foggy weather continues to prevail in the capital.
