Dozens of flights to and from Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport were delayed and diverted on Friday morning as the city was blanketed with heavy fog.
According to Noi Bai Airport authorities, they've had to suspend landing from 4.30 am to ensure safety. Therefore, many flights to Noi Bai have had to be delayed. Six flights were diverted from Noi Bai to Cat Bi Airport in Haiphong City and six others to other airports.
As of 9 am, as many as 54 flights had to be delayed departure time from Noi Bai until the weather improves. The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said that 40 of their flights had been affected by the dense fog at Noi Bai this morning.
The same weather incident has also affected flights to Thanh Hoa's Tho Xuan Airport and Nghe An's Vinh Airport since last night. Vietnam Airlines said that four of their flights from HCM City to Tho Xuan and Vinh had to be delayed by between 1-5 hours due to low visibility caused by the dense fog.
Noi Bai Airport said that dense fog often occurs in February and March in Hanoi and some other northern and northern central provinces, affecting flights. Thanks to its renovated lighting system, the number of flights affected by the bad weather has been reduced this year.
