Fog forces diversion of eight flights at Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: The dense fog on Friday morning forced the Airport Authority of India (AAI) to divert eight flights, including two international flights, out of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport here. The fog also delayed the landing of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's flight by 90 minutes, who was arriving here on a day's visit.
Officials said that the visibility was down to barely 100 metres. "Usually human eye can see up to five km and visibility clearance of one to one-and-a-half km is required for flight landings," said an AAI official.
"By 9.30 am, the visibility increased to 2-2.5 km. Only then permission was given for landing Gandhi's flight," said officials.
AAI staff said that the Friday morning fog was one they had never seen in the past five years. Meanwhile, weather officials said that the fog was due to the combination of four factors, including high moisture, low temperature, light winds and clear sky.
26/11/10 Times of India

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Categories: Airports Nov 2010