Winter weather woes hit New Delhi airport again

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: January 14, 2007 | Copyright information

NEW DELHI, India -- It's winter in New Delhi, the city is shrouded in fog and the airport is a scene of utter chaos.

In what's become an annual crisis, winter fog is again crippling air traffic in and out of India's capital, and the city's run-down domestic airport, Palam Airport, once again finds itself unable to handle the mass of passengers crowding terminals as flights are canceled or delayed.

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