Patna: Four flights were canceled and 18 others delayed due to poor visibility due to dense fog in the city on Tuesday.
Flight operations back in Patna airport just after 11:40 am when the visibility increases.
Flights were canceled, including three first go (G8-2511 / 2512, G8-131 / 229 and G8-231 / 132) between Delhi and Patna and one Indigo (6E-895/342) between Kolkata and Patna.
The first flight between Hyderabad and Patna landed at 11:45 am to 9:55 am starting time of landing.
Flight operations at the airport in the city usually starts from 9am with Delhi-Patna flights SpiceJet while the latter leaves at 8:15 in the evening under the revised winter schedule from Patna Airport.
Flyers have been advised to check the flight time before they go to the airport.
“Because of the fog / low visibility in #PatnaAirport, all departures / arrivals and their consequences affected flight and will likely be delayed.
Passengers are asked to check their flight status of the relevant airline before leaving for the airport (SIC),” service on Tuesday read Tweet , SpiceJet told passengers to check flight status updates either from the website or by sending an SMS to the number given.
Because some delayed flights lined up in the afternoon, the terminal still packaged and some leaflets complaining that there is no social distance, especially when cases Covid has been increasing rapidly.
Some others say they can not find a seat in the area of ​​the security barrier.
Many of the passengers had to stay in long queues for hours.
Shivam Shashwat Ice Vent it on Twitter: “It’s very sad.
There were people standing in the queue to board the flight since 17:40 and close at 6:30 at night and the hostel has not been started.
There has been no announcement from the airline about the delay as well (SIC ).
“Meanwhile, only one flight operated from Darbhanga Airport while the remaining seven were canceled due to poor visibility in North Bihar.
Airport Director Manish Kumar told this newspaper that the situation was similar during the last two days.
“Only low-Delhi-Darbhanga-delhi (SG-8495/8486) is operated while resting canceled due to bad weather,” he said.