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Poor visibility across Chennai on the morning of January 13, 2018 | Photo Credit: Manickam Karunakaranmore-inFlight services in and out of Chennai suffered on Saturday morning following a thick cover of smoke due to ‘Bhogi’ festival celebrations, airport officials said. Meanwhile, motorists plied their vehicles with their headlights on following the smoke cover which descended on the city and its neighbourhoods. The government launches regular awareness campaigns ahead of Bhogi, aimed at smoke-free celebrations of the day. Between 4-8 AM, both the incoming and the outgoing air traffic suffered, they said, adding the services were expected to resume after 9 AM. No flights took off during this period, resulting in delays and scores of passengers waiting at the airport..