The new and state-of-the-art Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower at the Delhi airport is ready, but may have to sit out the winter season before it becomes operational.
According to sources at the airport, extensive trials are required before air traffic management can be shifted from the existing tower to the new one. With the dreaded fog season fast approaching, the authorities don’t want any glitches.
“Flight operations get severely affected during dense fog conditions when visibility drops to zero at times. While this delays flights, the backlog also results in huge pressure on air traffic management,” said an airport official who didn’t wish to be named. “Shifting operations to the new tower at this time could cause difficulties. Any teething troubles or technical glitches would result in huge flight disruptions,” he said.
28/11/15 Sidhartha Roy/The Hindu
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According to sources at the airport, extensive trials are required before air traffic management can be shifted from the existing tower to the new one. With the dreaded fog season fast approaching, the authorities don’t want any glitches.
“Flight operations get severely affected during dense fog conditions when visibility drops to zero at times. While this delays flights, the backlog also results in huge pressure on air traffic management,” said an airport official who didn’t wish to be named. “Shifting operations to the new tower at this time could cause difficulties. Any teething troubles or technical glitches would result in huge flight disruptions,” he said.
28/11/15 Sidhartha Roy/The Hindu
