IGI fogged out, 200 flights take hit

New Delhi: Blinding fog enveloped the IGI runway on Monday, threatening to bring flight operations to a standstill. But the situation was salvaged in the nick of time after authorities rectified the instrument landing system on the main runway.
For three hours in the morning, the new runway was under a dense fog cover and only the main runway was in use. About 200 flights were delayed through the day for 45 minutes to five hours. And at least six were cancelled as low visibility procedures (LVP) were in place for almost 12 hours. By evening even the flight arrivals were severely hit - average delay ranging from 60-90 minutes.
Despite strict directives from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), information flow to passengers was a trickle. Several passengers complained they were told about delays only after reaching the airport. Flight details on the flight information display systems (FIDS) were incomplete . Till afternoon, flight details were available only for those delayed by 45 minutes from the time of check-in . No information pertaining to weather was made available on FIDS either as mandated by DGCA.
20/12/11 Neha Lalchandani/Times of India

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Categories: airports Dec 2011