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Fog disrupt ops at Delhi airport again, 131 flights cancelled

Data from the live flight tracking website showed that while arrivals were smooth and only delayed by an average of 17 minutes, departures were facing an average delay of half an hour.

2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Dec 16, 2025 11:32 PM IST

Due to low visibility, 49 departure and 77 arrival flights have been cancelled so far.

Even as flight operations stabilised a day after dense fog led to massive disruptions at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, there were some delays and cancellations on Tuesday.

Due to low visibility, 52 departure and 79 arrival flights were cancelled, airport sources said. Data from the live flight tracking website showed that while arrivals were smooth and only delayed by an average of 17 minutes, departures were facing an average delay of half an hour. Around 500 flights were delayed.

Dense fog the previous day led to a drop in visibility and led to more than 200 cancellations and 800 delays at the country’s busiest airport, which led to cascading effects across the country with even Mumbai airport announcing disruptions.

In an advisory issued at 12.20 pm, Delhi International Airport Limited said flight operations were “running smooth” but acknowledged that a few arrivals and departures could still be affected. The airport operator asked passengers to stay in touch with their respective airlines for the latest updates and said on-ground staff were deployed across terminals to assist travellers.

Airlines also issued advisories flagging possible delays.

IndiGo, the largest carrier at Delhi airport, said early morning fog across parts of north India could “occasionally slow down flight movements” and urged passengers to check flight status before heading to the airport. The airline said its teams were monitoring weather conditions and making operational adjustments where possible to reduce inconvenience.

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