Due to heavy fog in Delhi, the airport issued advisory for non-CAT III compliant flights
New Delhi: Airport officials in Delhi issued an alert on Friday, warning that planes that were not CAT III compliant might be impacted by the current high fog conditions.
The authorities posted on social network X, saying, “Flights that are not CAT III compliant may get affected while landing and takeoffs continue at Delhi airport.”
Authorities at the airport also asked travelers to get in touch with the relevant airlines to find out their most recent flight details.
“Passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information,” the message said.
Passengers’ inconveniences were lamented.
The message went on to say, “Any inconvenience caused is deeply regretted.”
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, the city’s lowest recorded temperature at 5:30 a.m. was 9.6 degrees Celsius.
In the very poor’ category, the city’s AQI was 348.
A score of zero to fifty is regarded as “good,” 51 to 100 as “satisfactory,” 101 to 200 as “moderate,” 201 to 300 as “poor,” 301 to 400 as “very poor,” and 401 to 500 as “severe.”
As the national capital’s temperatures continued to drop, homeless individuals sought refuge in the night shelters.
Additionally, 235 pagoda tents have been erected by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) to house the homeless. AIIMS, Lodhi Road, and the Nizamuddin flyover are among the locations in the national capital where night shelters have been erected.
Residents of the capital were spotted congregating around bonfires in reaction to the cold weather, and as the temperature continued to drop, some sought refuge in night houses.
The severe winter weather persisted in other northern states of the nation.
At 3:30 a.m., the lowest temperature in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, was 8 degrees Celsius.
The municipal government has established temporary shelter houses for the homeless.
At 5:30 in the morning, the temperature in Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, was -1.3 degrees Celsius.
