Thick fog prevents flights from landing at Mangalore Airport

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, March 17, 2011: Thick fog has been enveloping Mangalore in the mornings from the past two day. Since the Mangalore Airport was completely covered with fog, planes were unable to land on March 16, Wednesday.

 

 

The Air India Express from Dubai, which arrived at 6:10 a.m., could land without any problems. But the AIE flight, which arrived from Kuwait a bit later, had to be diverted to Kozhikode because of the fog. It returned to Mangalore at 10:00 a.m.

The Kingfisher and Jet Airways flights, which were scheduled to land at Mangalore Airport at 8:00 a.m., flew to Bangalore and returned to Mangalore in the afternoon. The fog affected visibility till 8:00 a.m.

On the evening of Wednesday, fog was observed in Mangalore and the surrounding areas. The temperature has been rising steadily and the lack of breeze has contributed to the rising heat.