SpiceJet flight going from Delhi to Darbhanga got diverted to Patna on Sunday afternoon. This flight reached Darbhanga airport at 12 noon. But due to dense fog the pilot could not see the runway. After circling in the sky three-four times, he made another attempt to land, but due to low visibility he was not successful even the second time. After that he diverted the flight to Patna.
Plane lands at Patna airport
The plane landed at Patna airport at 12.26 pm. After staying here for about an hour, information was received about reduction in smog and improvement in visibility in Darbhanga. After that, it flew back to Darbhanga at 1.36 pm and landed at Darbhanga airport at around 2 pm. There were 180 passengers in this plane, who heaved a sigh of relief upon reaching Darbhanga.
Two trains including Mahananda canceled
Fog has stopped the speed of the wheels of trains. Trains coming and going from Patna Junction are getting delayed by hours. The condition of passengers is miserable due to lateness of trains. Mahananda and Pratham Swatantrata Sangram Express remained canceled on Sunday. Whereas more than a dozen trains including Tejas Rajdhani Express coming from Delhi to Patna arrived late.
trains late by several hours
Rajdhani was one hour 20 minutes behind schedule, Vikramshila two hours 40 minutes, Shramjeevi one hour 20 minutes, Sampoornakranti 15 minutes, Brahmaputra Mail two hours 45 minutes, Dibrugarh LATT Express four hours 25 minutes and Hatia Patna one hour eight minutes late. Reached Patna. Due to this, many passengers returned their tickets.
Four trains will run on the diverted route
Due to NI works, it has been decided to operate four trains including Patna-Ahmedabad Express on the diverted route. Ahmedabad-Patna Express, which started from Ahmedabad on January 14, has been operated via the diverted route Maksi-Ruthiyai-Bina. At the same time, Patna-Ahmedabad Express, which will start from Patna on January 16, will be operated via the diverted route Bina-Ruthiyai-Maksi. Apart from this, the route of four trains has also been changed.