There is a blanket of fog in Delhi. This has affected visibility. There is a possibility of dense fog in Delhi on Tuesday also. Meteorological Department (IMD) has also issued an alert regarding this. Meanwhile, Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) The airport has issued an advisory late at night.
In view of the dense fog situation in the capital, Delhi airport operator DIAL informed at 11 pm that the flight operation is currently CAT III Are in condition, which may cause disruption in flight.
Airport officials have urged passengers to contact their respective airlines and check for any changes to their flight schedules.
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What did the airport say??
of Delhi IGI the airport has X Posted on and wrote, ‘Flight operation currently halted due to dense fog CAT III Are in condition, due to which the flight is being disrupted.‘
It was also told in this post that the officials present on the ground were ready to help the affected passengers and IGI Working closely with stakeholders to provide support across all terminals of the airport. However, in a post in the morning it was also said that there is some improvement in visibility.
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what happensCAT III Condition?
There is a special system for landing of flight which is called Instrument Landing System.ILS) They say. This system helps the pilot to land accurately on the runway even in very low visibility.
CAT III Is the most advanced. It is used when visibility is very low. This means that the fog is so dense that the runway cannot be seen even from a few meters away.
According to Skybrary, CAT III The approach is a precision instrument approach and landing with no decision height or a decision height less than 100 feet (30 m) and within runway visual range (RVR) At least 700 feet (200 m).
In simple words CAT III It is an advanced technology that helps the aircraft to land on the runway automatically even in dense fog. In a normal landing, the pilot must be able to see the runway, but CAT III In this, the plane lands itself with the help of instruments and radio signals, the pilot only monitors.
Such situations require real time updates and reports of visibility on the runway that the pilot may encounter in the takeoff or touchdown zone.
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Airlines also issued advisory
As Delhi came under the grip of dense fog, airlines including IndiGo and Air India issued advisories on Monday night warning passengers about possible disruption in flight operations in the next few hours.
Indigo has X Written on the handle, ‘Morning fog is expected to affect visibility in Delhi, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Jammu, Kolkata, Ranchi, Guwahati and Hindon Airport. During these hours, visibility may suddenly reduce, affecting flight operations.‘
Air India has also issued a similar advisory, stating that due to dense fog, the schedule of flights to and from Delhi will be affected.
It was written in the post, ‘The weather forecast suggests that there will be dense fog in Delhi and parts of northern India tomorrow morning and visibility will be very low. This will impact the schedule of flights to and from Delhi and may have an impact on our entire network.‘
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