Air services hit as dense fog envelopes Delhi

New Delhi: A dense blanket of fog enveloped the national capital Friday morning, disrupting air and rail traffic.
Flight services were severely hit for the first time this winter as airliners had to either reschedule or cancel a number of services to domestic destinations like Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Nagpur, Ahmedabad and Jammu.
While the normal visibility dropping to around 50 metres early in the morning, the Runway Visibility Range (RVR) plummeted to 75 m at 3:30 a.m., prompting airport officials to switch to the sophisticated CAT III-B landing system, airport and Met officials said.
The RVR gradually improved to 400 metres and normal visibility to 200 metres at around 9 a.m., they said adding the Low Visibility Procedure was initiated at the airport at 2:40 am when the RVR dropped to 1,400 metres, they added. After the LVP was initiated, there were 11 arrivals of international flights and 13 departures, airport officials said.
14/12/07 PTI/The Hindu

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Categories: Airports Dec 2007, Safety Dec 2007