Flight diversion much less after DGCA warning to airlines

January 19, 2014 11:12

A stern warning issued to airlines by DGCA to deploy pilots trained to fly under foggy conditions in Delhi seems to have had an impact with only five flights diverted on one day since January 8 compared with 53 three days earlier.

The warning was issued at a meeting DGCA had with all airlines and airport operators on January 7, two days after 53 flights were diverted out of fog-hit Delhi to nearby destinations.

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