Dense fog in Delhi 100 flights, 90 trains suspended

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TNN , New Delhi :As dense fog engulfs Delhi, rail and flight operations have severely been affected causing inconvenience to hundreds of passengers. Reportedly, around 100 flights and 90 trains havebeen hit due to poor visibility conditions. On Thursday morning, Palam airport reported nil visibility, due to which about 10 flights were cancelled, which includes six departing and two incoming flights.Over 100 domestic and international flights scheduled to take off or land at IGI were running behind schedule. Though all delayed flights were not related to fog at Delhi. Some flights were delayed/cancelled due to fog at source/destination.Rail traffic was also hit hard due to fog. Over 100 trains were running behind schedule, around 50 reschedule and 49 trains were cancelled.Some of the major trains that have been running really late are Purushottam Express which is 8 hours behind schedule, Bhubaneswar New Delhi Duronto Express 7 hours late, Udyan Abha Toofan Express 6:11 hours, Mahabodhi Express 6:06 hours, Jammu Tawi New Delhi Rajdhani Express 2:27 hours and Uttar Sampark Kranti Express 1:17 hours.

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