Flight Services Disrupted For Second Day
IMD had stated that the fog season would run from December 15, 2026 to February, 15, 2027.
Vijayawada:Flight services have been majorly disrupted due to cancellations/diversions for the second consecutive day on Wednesday at the Vijayawada, Bhogapuram and Rajamahendravaram airports due to the cyclone Arnab-induced rainfall and high velocity winds.
Indigo cancelled 16 scheduled flights at Bhogapuram airport and several flights in Vijayawada and Rajamahendravaram.
Air India cancelled its Delhi-Vijayawada-Delhi service while Air India Express cancelled its flights connecting Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Vijayawada, Varanasi-Bangkok and Bangkok-Visakhapatnam. Alaska Air cancelled the Delhi-Bhogapuram-Delhi service.
With the disruption in road, rail and air travel services due to the super cyclone, people are facing a tough time to reach their destinations.
The civil aviation ministry reviewed the situation and felt that the flights to and from coastal AP and southern Odisha would be affected. It laid stress on inter-agency coordination between stakeholders like AAI, DGCA, BCAS, IMD, airline, airport operators, NDRF, disaster management authorities in AP to ensure passenger safety.
It also held the first fog preparedness meeting for the upcoming winter season with a focus on minimising passenger inconvenience. IMD had stated that the fog season would run from December 15, 2026 to February, 15, 2027.
