Bhubaneswar: An Air India flight from Mumbai to Varanasi made an emergency landing at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar on Friday due to dense fog and poor visibility in Varanasi.
According to airline officials, the flight was diverted as a precaution to ensure passengers’ safety. It will resume to Varanasi when the weather improves. Meanwhile, arrangements have been made for the passengers’ stay in Bhubaneswar.
It is learnt that fog wrought havoc on air traffic across multiple routes. Air India and IndiGo flights from Delhi to Bhubaneswar were cancelled, and three outbound flights from Bhubaneswar to Varanasi, Guwahati, and Hyderabad were also scrapped.
BPIA authorities confirmed that the low visibility conditions resulted in delays and rescheduling of at least three additional flights, leading to significant inconvenience for passengers, who faced disruptions to their travel plans.
