Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Dr Mahesh Sharma
informed the Lok Sabha today that:
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All airlines would have to ensure that aircraft deployed to/from Delhi
during low visibility conditions are CAT-III compliant and both the commander
and co-pilot are also CAT-III trained.
Other
decisions by Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA) include:
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Only CAT-III flight crew will operate the flights to/from Delhi in case
weather predictions of CAT-III conditions are made by IMD. Failing to do so,
such operations of the defaulting airline will be stopped to/from Delhi during
low visibility conditions.
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Airlines must take adequate care of providing basic amenities of water
and refreshment to passengers during such conditions if the flights are
delayed.
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All stakeholders should have better communication procedure so that
level of interaction with passengers increases during the fog and they are
aware of flight delays.;
- One
representative each from DGCA and IMD will be positioned at AOCC, DIAL who will
interact with airlines, AAI and DIAL. DIAL will organise conference on daily
basis wherein fog forecast for the day and next day will be provided by IMD.
- Advance
information of weather forecast availability to airlines.
All
these decisions have been implemented with immediate effect.
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SA/IK