Varanasi, December 26, 2025: Air travel services have been significantly impacted across North India due to dense fog and adverse weather conditions.
Several flights were cancelled and delayed at Varanasi's Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (VNS) today due to the fog, causing considerable inconvenience to passengers.
More than 12 flights were cancelled and the schedules of several aircraft were altered at Babatpur Airport due to low visibility. Passengers were forced to wait for several hours.
Meteorologists have stated that this dense fog is part of seasonal changes, but its persistence for several consecutive days is having an unusually b impact.
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India's leading airline, IndiGo, has cancelled 67 flights today due to the bad weather and fog.
Low visibility and weather warnings have been cited as the primary reason for most of these cancellations.
The DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) has expedited a review of the situation and advised passengers to check flight status periodically.
The impact of fog and low visibility was felt in other cities besides Varanasi:
Several flights were cancelled or delayed at Chandigarh Airport due to the fog, causing inconvenience to passengers.
At Patna Airport, 4 IndiGo flights were cancelled and several flights experienced delays ranging from 30 minutes to 3.5 hours. At Delhi Airport, 79 flights were cancelled and over 230 were delayed due to visibility issues.
Be sure to check your flight status before travelling.
Arrive at the airport well in advance.
Pay attention to alerts issued by the weather department and the administration.
According to the weather department, dense fog and cold wave conditions are likely to continue in North India for the next few days, which may affect air and road travel.
