Dense Fog Grounds 118 Flights at Delhi Airport, Operations Hit

• Dense fog cancelled 118 flights (60 arriving, 58 departing) and diverted 16 at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.
• 130 flights were delayed, with average departure delays around 28 minutes, impacting daily operations of 1,300 movements.
• Delhi International Airport Ltd stated non-CAT III compliant services are affected; CAT III allows operations in low visibility.
• Civil aviation ministry mandated airlines to follow passenger facilitation norms, including timely updates, meals, rebooking, and refunds.
• Delhi experienced dense fog with visibility as low as 100m; air quality marginally improved to 'very poor' (AQI 388), but some areas remained 'severe'.

Why It Matters: Dense fog severely disrupted Delhi airport operations, cancelling 118 flights and impacting air quality.