10 Flights Affected Due To Low Visibility At Pune Airport Today Morning
Sumit Singh
Viman Nagar, 5th December 2021: Due to fog there was low visibility at Pune airport today morning which resulted in the diversion of two flights while many others are delayed. AI-851 Delhi to Pune and UK-971 Delhi to Pune have been diverted to Mumbai.
There was nil visibility at 6 am and by 9 am the visibility improved to 400 meters.
Earlier Pune airport had tweeted, “There is low visibility at Pune due to fog. Current visibility is below 100m. As a result all flights are delayed for the next few hours. All passengers travelling from #PuneAirport are requested to check flight timings with their Airlines.”
9.24 am: Pune Airport updated -Visibility is improving. Departures are expected in the next one hour.
10.24 am: Visibility has improved. Flights have started landing and taking off.
Speaking to PunekarNews.in, Pune Airport Director Santosh Dhoke said, “Since 4 am today, about 11 flights are affected due to low visibility.”
Many passengers posted their ordeal on social media.
https://twitter.com/Deep21284/status/1467352503297531904
Due to the haphazard situation at @aaipunairport I have rescheduled thrice my connecting flights from Delhi. Now after check in no one is there to address the situation @IndiGo6E.damn sure to miss my flight from Delhi with my family.I was 2 reach Patna on priority today.
— tripurari_pande (@tripurari_pande) December 5, 2021
@IndiGo6E I've been here since 4:00am, my flight has been cabcelled and rescheduled numerous times, your staff is extremely unhelpful, and all I've been asked to do is stand in the back of different lines over and over. Be better #PuneAirport #Indigo pic.twitter.com/ewO4BhRamL
— Hrishi (@BaneyHrishi) December 5, 2021
Because of visibility issue in pune Airport our flight is diverted to Haidrabad. And we still don't have any update when whether issue will get clear. Do you have any update about whether situation in pune. And when flights can depart towards Pune?@PuneAirport
— Shekhar Bandal (@BandalShekhar) December 5, 2021
Passengers about to throw fists pic.twitter.com/wMHJMpVlc8
— Ravishankar Kommu (@RVKommu) December 5, 2021
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