Fog and poor visibility conditions disrupted flight operations at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday morning. As many as 14 flights were rerouted, with 13 diverted to Jaipur and one to Dehradun, as the pilots were not trained for CAT III operations, officials said.
SpiceJet and IndiGo informed passengers through X that flights may be affected due to poor visibility conditions in the national capital, which is also reeling under high pollution levels.
Broadly, CAT III trained pilots are allowed to take off or land planes at very low visibility conditions.
"Low visibility procedures are in progress at Delhi airport. All flight operations are at present normal," Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) said in a post on X early morning on Monday.
DIAL operates the Indira Gandhi International Airport, which handles around 1,400 flight movements daily.
It also advised passengers to contact the airlines concerned for updated flight information.
SpiceJet, in an early morning post on Monday, said that due to poor visibility in Delhi, all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights may get affected.
"#6ETravelAdvisory: Fog is currently affecting visibility in Delhi, which may result in slow moving traffic and delays in flight schedules," IndiGo said in a post late on Sunday night.
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