Delhi airport sees 79 flight cancellations due to dense fog

Dense fog continued to disrupt operations at the Delhi airport with at least 79 flights getting cancelled on Friday according to an officialMore than 230 flights were delayed at the airport and the average delay for departures was 49 minutes on Friday morning as per data from flight tracking website Flightradar24comThe official said that a total of 79 flights including some International services have been cancelledFlight operations continue to be in CAT III conditions due to dense fog Both arrivals and departures are taking place though some flights may experience delays or disruptions Delhi airport operator DIAL said in a post on XUpdate issued at 1105 hoursKind attention to all flyersFog FogAlert DelhiAirport pictwittercomg1EYVtwWzYmdash Delhi Airport DelhiAirport December 19 2025Delhi International Airport Ltd DIAL operates the Indira Gandhi International Airport IGIA the countrys largest airport that generally handles around 1300 flights dailyWhile regretting the inconvenience DIAL said its onground officials are working closely with all stakeholders to assist passengers and provide necessary support across the terminalsDense fog blankets north India IMD issues red alert for DelhiMeanwhile a thick layer of fog stretching from Punjab to Bihar reduced visibility across the IndoGangetic plains on Friday morning with the India Meteorological Department IMD issuing a red alert for Delhi and warning that road rail and air traffic may be affectedIMD officials said satellite imagery showed a dense fog cover over Punjab Haryana Delhi Uttar Pradesh northeast Madhya Pradesh and BiharAt 530 am visibility was recorded at zero metres in Agra Bareilly Saharanpur and Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh Ambala Amritsar Bathinda Ludhiana and Adampur in Punjab Safdarjung in Delhi Ambala in Haryana Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh Bhagalpur in Bihar and Daltonganj in JharkhandThe IMD issued a red alert for Delhi warning that fog may disrupt operations at some airports and affect highways and railway routesAn orange alert was issued for several districts in Uttar Pradesh including Agra Aligarh Baghpat Bareilly Bijnor Bulandshahr Etah Etawah Firozabad Gautam Buddha Nagar Ghaziabad Hapur Hathras Mathura Meerut Moradabad Muzaffarnagar Pilibhit Rampur Saharanpur Shahjahanpur and ShamliHaridwar and Udham Singh Nagar in Uttarakhand and Amritsar Fatehgarh Sahib Gurdaspur Patiala and Sangrur in Punjab are also under an orange alertThe IMD warned of difficult driving conditions and an increased risk of road accidents adding that there is a possibility of power line tripping in affected areasResidents in the affected regions are advised to stay alert and take necessary precautions including being careful while driving or travelling by any mode of transport using fog lights checking road and traffic conditions staying in touch with airlines railways and state transport authorities for travel schedules avoiding unnecessary travel and following advisories issued by concerned agencies the IMD saidWith inputs from Agencies