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Severe Fog Disrupts Travel Across North India

Dense fog has caused widespread travel delays, including over 400 flight disruptions and 81 train delays, while air quality remains very poor in Delhi.

  • Delhi experienced its longest zero-visibility stretch this season, lasting nine hours, severely impacting air and rail travel.
  • More than 400 flights were delayed, 19 diverted, and over 45 cancelled at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport over the past two days.
  • Train operations were significantly disrupted, with 81 trains delayed and others running up to 14 hours late due to poor visibility.
  • Road travel across northern states, including Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, was affected, with multiple accidents reported due to dense fog.
  • Delhi's air quality remains in the 'very poor' category, with an AQI of 377, compounding health concerns during the cold wave.
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