IGI Airport gears up to deal with fog

With fog being a huge problem at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here from December to February, airport officials, the Meteorological Department and airline operators are getting ready to deal with the situation.

While the Delhi airport has CAT-IIIB-enabled runways and all the technical ability to deal with the low-visibility period, there is not much that can be done when visibility falls below 50 metres.

R.K. Jenamani, the director of the Meteorological Department at the airport, said while the Department is able to predict whether foggy conditions will occur or not with 90 per cent accuracy, it cannot pinpoint the exact timing.

Domestic flights can be warned due to their short durations, but international flights need a warning at least six to seven hours ahead.