Dense Fog Disrupts Flight Operations At Kolkata Airport For Second Consecutive Day | Mobility Information

Kolkata: Dense fog disrupted the motion of not less than 34 flights at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Worldwide (NSCBI) Airport right here on Friday, an official stated. A complete of 15 flights from Kolkata to different locations had been delayed because the plane couldn’t take off resulting from poor visibility, an Airports Authority of India (AAI) spokesperson stated.

Eight flights scheduled to reach within the metropolis had been additionally delayed, whereas seven others which hovered over the Kolkata skies needed to be diverted to different airports, he stated. As well as, 4 flights returned to parking bays from the ramp as these couldn’t take off.

As a result of fog, low visibility procedures (LVP) had been applied on the airport at 2.10 am, the official stated.

The Air Visitors Management (ATC) implements LVP when visibility drops under 800 metres, guiding plane to their stands utilizing ‘Comply with-Me’ automobiles. LVP can also be triggered when the cloud ceiling is under 200 toes.

Flight arrivals had been affected in two phases from 4.02 am to six.51 am and from 6.53 am to eight.16 am. Equally, departure of flights had been affected from 4.09 am to five.49 am and from 6.48 am to eight.52 am, the AAI official stated.

Flight operations resumed at 8.17 am, NSCBI Airport director Pravat Ranjan Beuria stated.

In response to officers on the airport, some passengers created a ruckus on the terminal constructing after a personal airline cancelled its flight.

Friday was the second consecutive day when flight operations had been disrupted resulting from fog.

On Thursday, flight operations on the Kolkata airport had been disrupted resulting from dense fog, affecting the motion of not less than 72 flights.