Despite clear weather, only four flights operate

The permissible limit for a flight to land or take off is 1,000-1,200 metre of runway visibility at the local airport.

Despite clear weather only four flights operated from the Chandigarh Airport while, 11 were cancelled in advance as airlines anticipated disruption in service due to heavy fog.

The permissible limit for a flight to land or take off is 1,000-1,200 metre of runway visibility at the local airport. The weather conditions on Wednesday were well within the limit for flight operations but fearing massive financial losses in lieu of cancellation, the airlines decided to limit their service.

According to the airport authorities the four flights which could operate include two flights of GoAir to Mumbai, a flight each of Air India and SpiceJet to New Delhi.

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As the flights were cancelled, passengers were at the receiving end as airline operators failed to inform them about the status of the flights.

Train traffic was affected due to fog in some parts of Northern India. The Howrah-Kalka mail (12311) was delayed by two hours. Madurai-Chandigarh Express (12687) reached four hours late. Ajmer-Chandigarh Garib Rath Express (12983) and Lucknow-Chandigarh Sadhbhavna Express (12231) was both delayed by an hour each. Mumbai-Kalka Paschim Express (22451) reached one hour and 45 minutes late.

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