Mohali/Chandigarh, Jan. 4 -- Poor visibility due to dense fog led to the cancellation of 89 flights at the Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport over the last 10 days, official data revealed. On Saturday, as the visibility dropped to 600 metres (moderate) at the airport observatory, two flights were cancelled. Both were scheduled to operate to and from Kangra.

With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an orange alert for dense fog until January 6, more cancellations and delays are likely and airport authorities have advised passengers to check the flight status with the respective airlines before heading to the airport.

Orange is the second highest of the four-coloured warning system used by the IMD which asks people t...