more-inFlights were disrupted across south India on Friday morning as smog and fog considerably reduced visibility. Sources said 10 incoming flights from various destinations, including Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad, were diverted to Bengaluru. Operations gradually resumed as visibility improved after 10 a.m. At Visakhapatnam International Airport, both incoming and outgoing flights were delayed as a fog virtually enveloped the city. The IndiGo Bengaluru-Vizag, IndiGo Hyderabad-Vizag-Delhi, Air India Dubai-Hyderabad-Vizag and IndiGo Delhi-Vizag flights were unable to land and were diverted to Hyderabad. In Bengaluru, intermittent fog has disrupted flights at the Kempegowda International Airport for the past one month.

Source: The Hindu January 13, 2017 20:12 UTC