Flight movement was disrupted at Varanasi's Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport as visibility was reduced to less than 100 meters due to dense fog.
Varanasi News:
Due to the increasing cold in the state, life has become disturbed. In such a situation, due to dense fog at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi, the movement of aircraft is also disrupted due to the visibility being less than 100 meters.
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Check the current status of the aircraft before leaving home
In such a situation, passengers have been informed by the airlines to leave for the airport from home only after checking the current status of the aircraft online or contacting the helpline number. Due to the dense fog in Varanasi for the last 3 days, the daily routine of the common people is being affected. In such a situation, it is also affecting the airlines. Because the visibility is reduced to less than 100 meters due to blurring due to dense fog.
There will be movement of planes in the afternoon
According to officials, the movement of airlines will be possible once the fog subsides in the afternoon. There was no movement of any aircraft at Varanasi airport till 10 am. Officials have expressed the possibility that there will be movement of planes after visibility becomes normal by afternoon. Information has also been given to the passengers that before leaving the house, they should check their online status and leave. Passengers can also ask for the status of the aircraft by calling the helpline number and giving their PNR number and aircraft number.
Routes for multiple flights
Due to dense fog on Sunday, an Indigo Airlines plane was coming from Hyderabad to Varanasi carrying 120 passengers. Due to poor weather in Varanasi, the aircraft was diverted to Lucknow airport, after which the aircraft reached Varanasi airport from Lucknow at 1.40 pm. At the same time, a Go Air flight coming from Delhi to Varanasi was canceled due to operational reasons. Similarly, flights coming from other airports including Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad were also delayed by one to one and a half hours.