ATC REDUCED VISIBILITY SYSTEMS STILL FACING TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS IN NEW DELHI
February 1st, 2008
BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, in New Delhi
"FOG is natural and flights are delayed only to keep you safe," said a newspaper advertisement issued by the Indian ministry of civil aviation last December, "we solicit your co-operation and understanding."
Highlighting such basics facts was part of a low-key media campaign by the aviation authorities to deal with their failure to prevent repeated fog-affected flight cancellations and delays to both domestic and international flights, despite installation of modern equipments at the New Delhi's Indira ...
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