Fog disrupts flights at Hyderabad airport

December 9, 2008 Comments Off on Fog disrupts flights at Hyderabad airport 178 Views

Thick fog over Hyderabad early today, hit operations at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad.

The meteorological department attributed the thick fog to a “rare phenomenon” in Hyderabad.

Mr. A. Viswanath, chief commercial officer of GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL), which operates the airport, said, 19 departing flights and 10 arriving flights were delayed. An additional 6 scheduled flights were diverted to alternate airports, and Paramount Airways canceled its flight into and out of Hyderabad.

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