Ians English news | Ians, Latest News & Live Updates in English | English News (Latest English News) at Lokmattimes.com

According to a senior DGCA official, poor visibility led to the delays, 21 diversions and 23 cancellations.Airport sources told , these flights had to be diverted as pilots were not trained to operate in CAT IIIB conditions.Heavy fog had started to envelop the airport around 2 a.m."The low visibility conditions lasted from 2 a.m. to 3 p.m. during which 21 flights were diverted... Landings and take-offs were carried out using CAT IIIB Instrument landing system during the period from 2 a.m. to 11 a.m.," an airport source said."After 11, the visibility improved to over 600 metres and the operations were shifted to CAT II."The airport has technologically superior CAT (category) IIIB ILS system, which allows compliant aircraft and trained pilots to land even when the runway visibility is just 50 metres.This year, the new air traffic control tower, thermal imaging cameras and first-of-its-kind 24X7 social media command centre are being used to manage operations during the reduced visibility conditions.Consequent to fog, private airlines IndiGo and Vistara issued travel advisory for their passengers saying flights to and from the national capital have been impacted due to bad weather and poor visibility.Dense fog and eventual poor visibility have caused flight delays and cancellations across north India in the past few days.In a tweet on Monday, IndiGo said: "#6ETravelAdvisory: Due to poor visibility in #Delhi, our flights are impacted. Do keep a track of your flight status."Vistara also said that its flights to and from the capital have been delayed affecting its other flights too."Due to dense fog and poor visibility in Delhi, arrivals/departures from Delhi are delayed with consequential impact across the network," it said.Earlier on Monday, budget airline SpiceJet also asked its passengers, scheduled to travel to and from Delhi to keep a track of their flight status."Due to bad weather at Delhi (DEL), all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights might get affected. Passengers are requested to keep a check on their flight status," the airline tweeted.( With inputs from IANS )

IansFOLLOW

Ians, Latest News

Anil Kumble feels that M.S. Dhoni's future with the Indian team and his inclusion or exclusion from the squad that travels to Australia for the 2020 World T20 may depend upon how the veteran wicketkeeper does in the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL). ...

Actress Gul Panag says that with the release of two films and two web series, in which she played pivotal roles, 2019 has been her most fruitful year. ...

Actor Zac Efron is back in good health after suffering an "extraordinary life-or-death medical emergency", and says he bounced back quick. ...

Dense fog-induced low visibility conditions led to around 300 flight delays and 40 flights cancellations from the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here on Monday. ...

Vice President M.Venkaiah Naidu on Monday pointed out that though India has made significant strides on the economic and technological fronts, there are pockets in the nation where social evils persist. ...

Former US President Barack Obama has shared his favourite movies and TV shows of 2019, and the list includes Phoebe Waller-Bridges hit "Fleabag" season two, the limited series "Unbelievable", Martin Scorseses "The Irishman" and Korean filmmaker Bong ...

Actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee returned to the 'Bigg Boss' house for a segment, and went on to question actress and her friend Rashami Desai's love story with Arhaan Khan. ...

Dense fog-induced low visibility conditions led to the cancellations of 23 flights from the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here on Monday. ...