Lucknow: At least 20 flights bound for New Delhi were diverted to Chaudhary Charan Singh airport late on Sunday due to dense fog in the national capital, airport officials said on Monday.
The Lucknow airport tarmac has the capacity to accommodate 24 planes at a time, and with the sudden landing of 20 flights diverted from Delhi, the airport was chock-a-block with planes.
The private carriers had to bring in their ground staff to deal with the sudden rush of aircraft and flurry of passengers.
Airport officials told IANS that more than 5,000 passengers were stranded here.
Read news in full 06/01/14 IANS/Times of India
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