New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Light rainfall overnight on Saturday across the national capital hit ground operations and disrupted flight services at Indira Gandhi International Airport, officials said.

A steady and persistent drizzle, combined with a thin layer of fog that enveloped the national capital on Saturday morning, through flight operations haywire at Delhi airport, with several passengers left high and dry.

Among the delayed flights, a significant number of them were scheduled to fly to international destinations such as Riyadh, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Vienna, Toronto and Bangkok.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature in the national capital was recorded at 7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, one degree b...