NEW DELHI: The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) operator Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL)is “better equipped” to deal with fog in Delhi, which is expected to witness three to four spells of dense fog in the coming weeks.
SB Sharma, General Manager (Air Traffic Management) at the Airport Authority India (AAI) said, “on account of fog, the airport capacity reduces by around 40 per cent.””IGI Airport, Delhi, is well equipped to handle aircraft operations safely during the periods of poor visibility. For this, the low visibility procedures (LVP) for handling air traffic during fog have been promulgated for all air traffic controllers at IGI Airport,” he added.
Presently, the three runways at the airport — 28, 29 and 11 are certified for ‘CAT III B’operations, which would allow landing of the compliant aircraft with visibility as low as 50 meters.
Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, CEO, DIAL said that it is “better equipped” as compared to the last year to deal with fog situation.R K Jenamani, Director of India Meteorological Department for the IGI Airport said that dense fog situation is expected in the last week of December and there are likely three to four spells of dense fog in the coming weeks.
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