Delhi airport: Low visibility procedures in place, flights delayed due to fog

 

• Low Visibility Procedures (LVP) means procedures implemented at an airport for the purpose of ensuring safe operations during low-standard ranges

The Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi has started following Low Visibility Procedures (LVP) to ensure safe operations during the current dense fog conditions.

Low Visibility Procedures (LVP) means procedures implemented at an airport for the purpose of ensuring safe operations during low-standard ranges. The India Meteorological Department has predicted dense to very dense fog over the plains of northwest India during the next five days.



— Delhi Airport (@DelhiAirport) January 2, 2023

Budget carrier Indigo has said in a tweet that due to bad weather, flights from Delhi to Agartala, Chandigarh, Varanasi, Deogarh, Darbhanga, Pantnagar, Dehradun, Ranchi and Kanpur may be affected.

#6EtravelAdvisory : Bad weather may affect flights to/from #Delhi #Agartala #Chandigarh #Varanasi #Devgarh #Darbhanga #Pantnagar #Dehradun #Ranchi #Kanpur on Jan 3rd. Changes, if any, will be intimated through email/SMS.

— Indigo (@IndiGo6E) January 2, 2023

Dense to very dense fog and cold wave conditions are likely to prevail over the plains of northwest India during the next five days, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday.

"Dense fog and cold wave conditions very likely to continue over plains of northwest India including Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar during next 5 days," said the Indian Meteorological Department.

Earlier on Sunday, the forecasting department said that the minimum and maximum temperatures in January 2023 are likely to be below normal over many parts of central India and adjoining areas of peninsular, east and northwest India.

According to IMD, normal to above normal minimum temperatures are likely over southern parts of South Peninsula, many parts of Northeast India and parts of Northwest India.

It also said, "The maximum temperatures are very likely to be above normal over most parts of Northeast India and some parts of Northwest, East and East Central India."