Flight services restored at Chennai Airport
Chennai (PTI): Airport operations returned to normalcy here on Sunday after a few flights, including an international service, were diverted to nearby airports due to fog-triggered low visibility, officials said.
Moderate to dense fog was reported at the city airport early on Sunday, they said, adding, a few departing flights suffered minor delays as well.
In an update, Chennai Airport said flight operations have normalised and all the flights were operating as per schedule.
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Airport sources said as the visibility was clear, some airlines informed the passengers that the flights were operational as usual and there was no disruption.
"Flight operations at Chennai Airport have normalised, and all movements are proceeding as per schedule. Passengers are advised to check with their respective airlines for the latest updates," the Chennai Airport said in a social media post on Sunday.
Earlier, moderate to dense fog was reported over Chennai Meenambakkam Airport during the morning hours. "Visibility was around 1500 metres at 05:30 am IST, which reduced to 350 metres by 06:30 am IST and further dropped to 150 metres around 07:30 am IST due to fog."
"The fog formation was attributed to a combination of high humidity, light to calm winds, and lower night-time temperatures," an official said.
Two incoming flights-- from Kuala Lumpur and Hyderabad, were diverted to Tiruchirappalli, while a city-bound private service returned to Bengaluru.
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Trump says EU has until July 4 to approve last year's trade deal or it will face higher tariffs
Washington (AP): President Donald Trump has said in a social media post that goods from the European Union would face higher tariff rates if the 27-member bloc fails to approve last year's trade framework by July 4.
The announcement on Thursday appeared to be a deadline extension after the president said last Friday that EU autos would face a higher 25 per cent tariff starting this week. Trump made the updated announcement after what he described as a "great call" with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Still, the US president was displeased that the European Parliament had yet to finalize the trade arrangement reached last year, which was further complicated in February by the US Supreme Court ruling that Trump lacked the legal authority to declare an economic emergency to impose the initial tariffs used to pressure the EU into talks.
"A promise was made that the EU would deliver their side of the Deal and, as per Agreement, cut their Tariffs to ZERO!" Trump posted. "I agreed to give her until our Country's 250th Birthday or, unfortunately, their Tariffs would immediately jump to much higher levels."
It was unclear from the post whether Trump was implying that the tariff rates would jump on all EU goods or the increase would only apply to autos.
His latest statement indicates he might be backing away from his earlier threat on EU autos by giving the European Parliament several more weeks to approve the agreement.
Under the original terms of the framework, the US would charge a 15 per cent tax on most goods imported from the EU.
But since the Supreme Court ruling, the administration has levied a 10 per cent tariff while investigating trade imbalances and national security issues, aiming to put in new tariffs to make up for lost revenues.
