Rain disrupts landings at IGI, delays many flights

New Delhi: Rough weather and heavy rain in the city forced the pilot of a private airline to go around at IGI Airport after he failed to see the runway while approaching for landing. A couple of other flights had to reportedly carry out a go around as they were unable to land in heavy rain. Two bird-hit cases were also reported.
According to airport sources, the poor weather in the evening led to some flights getting delayed as they were unable to operate in low visibility. Around 4.30pm, the general visibility came down to 600m and CAT-I operations had to commence. "Due to the incessant rain, a lot of birds are also being sighted at the airport. On Wednesday, an arriving Emirates flight, EK512 reported a bird hit when it landed around 2.40am while an Indian Airlines flight IC471 from Delhi to Jodhpur also reported a bird hit when it was about to depart about 1.20pm," said sources.
23/09/10 Economic Times

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Categories: airports Sep 2010