Delhi Fog Flight Delay The effect of: was also seen on the country’s most important VVIP visit on Monday morning. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to leave on December 15 on a tour of Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman, but due to dense fog in Delhi-NCR, his flight could not take off on time. This foreign tour of the Prime Minister will continue till 18 December.
On Monday morning, there was dense fog along with severe cold in the capital. Visibility at Indira Gandhi International Airport dropped to just 50 metres, severely affecting air traffic. Delays were recorded in many domestic and international flights. Delhi Fog Flight Delay Due to this, Prime Minister Modi’s visit also had to be postponed for some time. They were supposed to leave at 8:30 am, but had to wait due to bad weather.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a post regarding this visit on the social media platform ‘X’. He wrote that he was going to Jordan at the invitation of His Majesty King Abdullah II. The visit is taking place on the occasion of completion of 75 years of diplomatic relations between India and Jordan. PM Modi said that he will also meet Jordanian Prime Minister Jafar Hassan and Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II.
Oman is also an important stop of this tour. Bilateral trade between India and Oman has increased to $10.61 billion in the financial year 2024-25. There is also strong cooperation between the two countries regarding defence, training and joint military exercises. In recent years, the partnership on maritime security in the Indian Ocean region has become stronger.
