| Sometimes I wonder why domestic flights are | | | | determine the annual fog that obstruct flight |
| often cancelled due to weather conditions. How do | | | | schedules but still this problem exist." However in |
| we know that flights are being suspended? You | | | | India some places likes Kashmir, himachal, Delhi |
| will be shocked to know that Flight delays are | | | | where thick fog covers large parts of them |
| occurring globally in countries not usually | | | | during winter has triggered airports especially |
| associated with foggy conditions such as United | | | | Delhi's busy IGI airport into a war zone, with irate |
| Kingdom, UAE. And even when the skies are | | | | passengers and hopeless airlines officials blaming |
| clear, a bunch of airlines are apparently | | | | the weather. |
| preemptively canceling flights ahead of any | | | | Not only does the fog disrupt the vacation plans |
| possible bad weather scenario. Best to my | | | | of thousands of travelers, it also cause huge |
| knowledge a good visibility is needed for flying a | | | | losses to airlines with dozens of flights cancelled, |
| niche aircraft and commercial airplanes are not | | | | delayed or suspended. |
| much affected by heavy fog whereas in normal | | | | In a day at least 20 flights are either delayed or |
| visibility conditions an aircraft should maintain | | | | cancelled at domestic airports in any part of the |
| distance of 5 nautical miles and if two aircraft are | | | | country since December and early January, stated |
| at same altitude flying parallel to each other then | | | | an Airports Authority of India official. Some of the |
| the distance should be 8 nautical miles in cloudy | | | | reasons due to which flights are cancelled |
| conditions. When traffic is at peak Airport | | | | Flight maintenance or administrations issues, |
| authority should be equipped with better | | | | aircraft monitoring, baggage scanning, fueling, etc. |
| instrument landing systems allowing aircraft to | | | | Met department speculation about delays or abort |
| land when visibility is as low as 150m. | | | | the operation of a flight due to hurricane and |
| International Flight Online official stated "I heard | | | | extreme weather conditions A late night flight |
| the Airports Authority of India has bought better | | | | arrival which may cause the standing flight to |
| Instrument Landing System at capital airport to | | | | depart late. |