New Delhi: Operations to north Indian airports resumed “as of now” at 3 pm on Wednesday. In morning, another Notam (notice to airmen) was issued by Delhi ATC (air traffic control) saying “no flight permitted to operate to/from VIAR (Amritsar), VIPK (Pathankot), VISR (Srinagar), VIJU (Jammu), VILH (Leh), VISM (Shimla), VIGG (Kangra), VIBR (Kullu) due operational reasons.” At 3 pm, a senior DGCA official said: “As of now, operations to these airports resumed.” Leh can expect flights only on Thursday as aircraft operations happen there only till about noon as winds get very strong after that in the valley where the high altitude airport is located.
“Some flights that took off for Jammu and Srinagar Wednesday morning returned to the origin cities. Some aircraft that had to a quick return and had landed in Jammu are nor unable to take off from there. Flights bound for these places were boarded at airports like Delhi but they did not take off,” said sources.
Some airlines had operated early morning flights to Jammu and after they landed, the airport was closed. These airlines were trying to get their planes back to Delhi.
While the north Indian airports have opened “for now”, Pakistan has barred aircraft taking off from Delhi and entering its airspace to fly below 32,000 feet. A Notam issued by Delhi ATC said “due restrictions conveyed by Lahore (air control), lowest flight level available is F320 (32,000) for flights exiting VIDP (Delhi) via (three entry point to Pakistan) Sulom/Gugal/Raban.”
27/02/19 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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“Some flights that took off for Jammu and Srinagar Wednesday morning returned to the origin cities. Some aircraft that had to a quick return and had landed in Jammu are nor unable to take off from there. Flights bound for these places were boarded at airports like Delhi but they did not take off,” said sources.
Some airlines had operated early morning flights to Jammu and after they landed, the airport was closed. These airlines were trying to get their planes back to Delhi.
While the north Indian airports have opened “for now”, Pakistan has barred aircraft taking off from Delhi and entering its airspace to fly below 32,000 feet. A Notam issued by Delhi ATC said “due restrictions conveyed by Lahore (air control), lowest flight level available is F320 (32,000) for flights exiting VIDP (Delhi) via (three entry point to Pakistan) Sulom/Gugal/Raban.”
27/02/19 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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