Flight operations disrupted as thick fog shrouds Vijayawada and outskirts

Key Highlights

• State Disaster Management Authority cautioning vehicle users to drive slow and use fog lights.
• The fog disrupted flight operations at the Vijayawada International Airport in Gannavaram.
• While the Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam morning flight was cancelled, the schedules of other flights were also disrupted.
• On Sunday (January 18, 2026), too, there were flight disruptions as fog descended on the runway.
• The city experienced dense fog multiple times in the past ten days.