Now, flight updates on SMS

What: Indian Airlines and Jet Airways have introduced helpline numbers and SMS alerts for flights delayed due to fog.

For SMS and phone alerts, passengers are required to give their phone numbers (preferably mobile phone numbers) to the agent/ airline at the time of booking their ticket.

The Indian Airlines helpline numbers

~ Delhi: 1407

~ Mumbai: 1400

~ Kolkata: 1400

~ Chennai: 1407

~ Bangalore: 1407

~ Hyderabad: 1400

~ Ahmedabad: 1400

~ Pune: 1400

~ Chandigarh: 1400

~ Guwahati: 1400

~ Lucknow: 1400

~ Mangalore: 1400

~ Jamnagar: 1400

~ Coimbatore: 1400

The Jet Airways helpline numbers

~ Mumbai: (022) 26156666, 56986111

~ Delhi: (011) 51641515, 25675404

~ Chennai: (044) 22561818

~ Bangalore: (080) 25220688, 25229873, 25226576, 25226577, 51511111

~ Kolkata: (033) 25116525, 25119894

Jet Airways passengers can also SMS 'FOG' to 6388 to get flight information on their mobile phones.