New Delhi: A stern warning issued to airlines by DGCA to deploy pilots trained to fly under foggy conditions in Delhi seems to have had an impact with only five flights diverted on one day since January 8 compared with 53 three days earlier.
The warning was issued at a meeting DGCA had with all airlines and airport operators on January 7, two days after 53 flights were diverted out of fog-hit Delhi to nearby destinations.
The large scale diversion on the night of January 5-6 was mainly due to these aircraft being operated by pilots not trained on Category-III Instrument Landing System, DGCA sources said.
Following the meeting, the situation improved significantly with not a single flight being cancelled for a week thereafter and 1,841 flights operating in low visibility conditions during that period, latest official data showed.It was only on the night of December 15-16 that three international and two domestic flights were diverted, when 241 others operated in foggy conditions, the data showed.
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The warning was issued at a meeting DGCA had with all airlines and airport operators on January 7, two days after 53 flights were diverted out of fog-hit Delhi to nearby destinations.
The large scale diversion on the night of January 5-6 was mainly due to these aircraft being operated by pilots not trained on Category-III Instrument Landing System, DGCA sources said.
Following the meeting, the situation improved significantly with not a single flight being cancelled for a week thereafter and 1,841 flights operating in low visibility conditions during that period, latest official data showed.It was only on the night of December 15-16 that three international and two domestic flights were diverted, when 241 others operated in foggy conditions, the data showed.
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