City-based chartered accountant Rachit Goyal, who was among the passengers, said they had already informed airline officials about the fog conditions in Chandigarh. Despite this, the airline operated the flight late and then diverted it back to Mumbai, leaving passengers to spend the entire night travelling. He said there were around 180 passengers on the flight.Another passenger, Manuj Sharma, said the situation led to chaos at Mumbai airport after the flight returned. He claimed that passengers protested strongly following the unexpected diversion. Subsequently, IndiGo arranged alternative travel for passengers by sending them to Delhi on different flights at the same fare. Sharma said he boarded a flight from Mumbai at 7.05 am and reached Delhi around 9 am. From there, passengers had to arrange their own transport to Chandigarh, travelling by road in taxis at their own expense.7 flights cancelled Meanwhile, dense fog and mist continued to disrupt air traffic in the region on Tuesday as well. Flight operations at Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport were severely affected, with seven flights cancelled and several others delayed. Visibility at the airport was reported to be around 600 metres in the morning hours.The cancelled departing flights included 6E5261 to Mumbai, 6E2315 to Delhi, 6E867 to Hyderabad, 6E6742 to Delhi, and 6E7743 to Jaipur. Cancelled arriving flights included 6E2316 from Delhi and 6E7742 from Jaipur.Trains feel heat tooRail services were also impacted due to foggy conditions. The Vande Bharat train from Delhi to Chandigarh arrived about 1 hour late. The Shatabdi Express from Delhi reached Chandigarh 1.45 hours behind schedule instead of its scheduled arrival at 10.55 am, while the Sadbhavna Express was delayed by around 1.15 hours.
