"Of the 12 incoming flights, 7 were diverted to Bhubaneswar, 3 to Ranchi, 1 to Chennai and 1 to Shamshabad," Beuria added.(Representational photo/PTI)
Flight operations astatine Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport were disrupted connected Thursday owed to dense fog, affecting the question of astatine slightest 72 flights, officials said.
Kolkata Airport manager Pravat Ranjan Beuria said 39 departures and 21 arrivals were delayed owed to fog successful summation to 12 flights getting diverted.
“Of the 12 incoming flights, 7 were diverted to Bhubaneswar, 3 to Ranchi, 1 to Chennai and 1 to Shamshabad,” Beuria said, adding that 2 craft returned to parking bays from the ramp.
“Flight operations were affected betwixt 5 americium and 10 am. Visibility began improving aft 9 americium and things were mean astir 10 am,” an AAI spokesperson astatine the airdrome said.
Passengers faced important inconveniences arsenic galore aboriginal greeting flights were delayed. “Once greeting flights are delayed owed to fog, the full docket of airlines is disrupted, starring to a cascading effect passim the day,” an authoritative said.
Despite being equipped with the CAT III-B instrumentality landing strategy (ILS), which allows operations successful visibility arsenic debased arsenic 50 meters, the fog reduced visibility beneath the permissible range.
Low Visibility Procedures (LVP) were besides implemented, an authoritative added.
“The Air Traffic Control (ATC) implements LVP erstwhile visibility drops beneath 800 metres, guiding craft to their stands utilizing ‘Follow-Me’ vehicles. LVP is besides triggered erstwhile the unreality ceiling is beneath 200 feet,” the authoritative said.
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