On Wednesday morning, the flight operations at Chennai International Airport were affected due to heavy fog in Delhi and northern states which caused the cancellation of 11 flights, said the airport authorities.

In an official announcement, it was stated that 4 outgoing flights and 7 incoming flights were cancelled on that day.

Delhi fog cause landing diversions to other airports

The cancellations were due to the troubles caused by the heavy fog, bad weather, and pollution that had been affecting the flights in and out of Delhi and many northern areas since a few days.

“Several flights coming to Delhi could not land and were redirected to different airports.” Consequently, flight services from Chennai to northern cities have been disrupted.

On the same day, the flights which were scheduled to fly out from Chennai to Delhi, Jaipur, Kolkata, and Ghaziabad were 4 in number and were all cancelled.

The same situation prevailed with 7 flights that were supposed to come to Chennai today from Delhi, Jaipur, Patna, Pune, Kolkata, Indore, and other places, and were declared as cancelled.

The cancellation of 11 flights in just one day created a major inconvenience for the passengers.

National capital city, Delhi, experienced a slight enhancement in air quality on Wednesday morning. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 328 at about 8 am, keeping it in the ‘very poor’ category, as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.

The air quality was slightly better than Tuesday when the AQI was 354 at 4 pm. Nevertheless, the predominant part of the city was still under the blanket of hazardous smog, and the air quality was still very poor.

On the other hand, the AQI in Chennai was 95 at 9 am, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.

CPCB has classified air quality levels from 0 to 50 as ‘good’, 51-100 as ‘satisfactory’, 101-200 as ‘moderate’, 201-300 as ‘poor’, 301-400 as ‘very poor’, and 401-500 as ‘severe’.