Chennai, Jan. 14 -- Eight flights have been cancelled at Chennai Airport, while ten flights are operating with delays ranging from one hour to three hours on Wednesday, due to the Bhogi festival and smoke haze, fog, and precautionary measures taken by airlines.

However, there has been no major inconvenience to passengers as the airlines had already informed them in advance about these cancellations and delays.

Since the expected level of smoke haze and fog did not occur at Chennai Airport this year, flight operations have not been severely affected.

Disruptions to flight operations at Chennai Airport during the Bhogi festival have been recurring for several years. At the peak of such disruptions, in 2018, as many as 73 departing flight...