Flights delayed as dense fog drapes Bengaluru airport, lowers visibility

Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) officials said that flight operations were impacted by visibility as low as 50 meters between 5:19 am and 7:40am.

As many as eight flights were delayed at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on Thursday morning because of poor visibility caused by dense fog.

Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) officials said that flight operations were impacted by visibility as low as 50 meters between 5:19 am and 7:40am.

"Eight flights were delayed by more than 15 minutes, including two international flights to Phuket and Dubai," said a BIAL spokesperson. Domestic flights to Chennai, Goa, Pune, and Nagpur were also delayed.

In December 2020, KIA's south runway was upgraded to support CAT-IIIB operations, a navigation system enabling aircraft to land in low-visibility conditions. However, the north runway remains a CAT-I runway, with upgrade work on.