New Delhi: Cancellation and delay of flights due to low visibility during winters can be a nightmare for passengers travelling by air the world over.
In India, which is predicted to be the world’s third-biggest air travel market by 2035, the Airports Authority of India is committed to ensure the safe operation of aircrafts during periods of low visibility or low cloud base.
The Indira Gandhi International Airport is the first airport in the country to offer Low Visibility Procedure (LVP) operations supporting up to CAT III B capability. Recently, Lucknow and Jaipur airport has been upgraded to support CAT IIIB operations.
The Airports Authority of India, which manages 125 airports in the country, is now planning more airfields to be CAT III compliant.
It will help maintain smooth operation of aircrafts during the foggy season.
Guruprasad Mohapatra, Chairman, Airports Authority of India, said, “There is something called CAT III Instrument Landing System, where airlines are able to operate in extremely low visibility conditions. North India, particularly, and parts of Northeastern India are very vulnerable to low visibility conditions during the foggy months. So far, Delhi was the only CAT III ILS compliant airport. I am very happy to share with you that today both Lucknow and Jaipur are CAT III compliant airports, which means planes can operate in very, very low visibility conditions. Now, we are targeting to make Amritsar and Kolkata CAT III ILS compliant by September 2017 so that four major airports along with Delhi – in total 5 – in North and eastern India will be CAT III ILS compliant.”
04/02/17 ANI/India.com
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In India, which is predicted to be the world’s third-biggest air travel market by 2035, the Airports Authority of India is committed to ensure the safe operation of aircrafts during periods of low visibility or low cloud base.
The Indira Gandhi International Airport is the first airport in the country to offer Low Visibility Procedure (LVP) operations supporting up to CAT III B capability. Recently, Lucknow and Jaipur airport has been upgraded to support CAT IIIB operations.
The Airports Authority of India, which manages 125 airports in the country, is now planning more airfields to be CAT III compliant.
It will help maintain smooth operation of aircrafts during the foggy season.
Guruprasad Mohapatra, Chairman, Airports Authority of India, said, “There is something called CAT III Instrument Landing System, where airlines are able to operate in extremely low visibility conditions. North India, particularly, and parts of Northeastern India are very vulnerable to low visibility conditions during the foggy months. So far, Delhi was the only CAT III ILS compliant airport. I am very happy to share with you that today both Lucknow and Jaipur are CAT III compliant airports, which means planes can operate in very, very low visibility conditions. Now, we are targeting to make Amritsar and Kolkata CAT III ILS compliant by September 2017 so that four major airports along with Delhi – in total 5 – in North and eastern India will be CAT III ILS compliant.”
04/02/17 ANI/India.com
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