Kempegowda International Airport.
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Bengaluru: Inclement weather disrupted operations at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on Tuesday, with 46 flights reporting delayed departures. Diversions of flights were also reported in the morning hours.
The airport operator said the disruptions were caused by fog and the visibility dipped as low as about 50 metres in the morning, setting off delays across sectors. An international flight, operated by British Airways, and a cargo flight were among the affected flights.
“Three flights scheduled to arrive from Delhi, Ahmedabad, and Mumbai, were also diverted to Chennai,” an airport spokesperson told DH.
Airlines issued advisories to passengers citing the impact on flight operations caused by the bad weather. IndiGo, in its advisory, asked passengers to confirm the status of their flights before leaving for the airport.
Vistara said a flight – UK845 from Mumbai to Bengaluru – was diverted to Coimbatore due to the adverse weather at KIA. Later, the airline said the diverted flight took off from Coimbatore to Bengaluru at 9:49 am.
The spokesperson said operations at the airport were back to normal before noon.
A seven-day weather report issued by the India Meteorological Department has forecast mist in the city all through the period, till February 12.