Chandigarh, 16 Jan
Dense fog and low visibility on Thursday morning affected the flight schedule at the Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, Chandigarh.
One flight was cancelled, while three departures were delayed till 10 am.
The departure to Delhi (6:55 am) was cancelled while to Chennai (7:20 am), Mumbai (9 am) and Delhi (7:40 am) were delayed.
The Delhi flight (7 am) arrival here touched down at 8:35 am.
Meanwhile, temperatures plummeted across North India, with the people of Chandigarh and neighbouring regions woke up to light rain on Thursday.
As thick fog engulfs Chandigarh, the minimum temperature is expected to reach eight degrees Celsius on Thursday, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), which has forecasted dense fog on Friday.
Also, the AQI in Chandigarh remains “poor” at 232 index value.