In India's capital, pollution levels are so high that a city official called it "a gas chamber." (Joyce Lee/The Washington Post)NEW DELHI — Citing toxic smog that one official said has turned India’s capital city into a “gas chamber,” United Airlines has canceled flights to New Delhi until the air gets better. Virgin Atlantic, KLM and Etihad Airlines all compete for business to New Delhi, according to CNN Money. Visitors walk through the courtyard of Jama Masjid amid heavy smog in the old quarters of New Delhi. This week, the smog was 10 times worse than reigning pollution champion Beijing, where air-quality problems have reached Olympic proportions.

Source: Washington Post November 11, 2017 15:54 UTC