India, June 15 -- Runway 28/10 of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport will be closed for maintenance work from Sunday for three months till September 15, during which more than 200 flights will be affected daily, officials aware of the matter said.

The closure is bound to affect passenger movement as 114 flights will be cancelled and another 86 rescheduled on a daily basis, according to airport operator Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL).

One of the four runways at the Delhi airport, Runway 28/10 is set to undergo upgradation work to make it CAT-IIIB compliant for the upcoming fog season.

The flight management plan, developed after detailed deliberations with airlines and other stakeholders, aims to prevent a repeat of ...