New Delhi, Jan 19:
Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday issued fresh standard operating procedures in
wake of fog-related delays that have caused flight disruptions and chaos at airports.
In a post on social media platform X, the minister wrote,”In view of the fog-induced disruptions, Standard
Operating Procedures (SOPs) on mitigating passenger inconvenience were issued yesterday to all the
airlines.”
“1. In addition to these SOPs, we have sought incidence reporting thrice daily for all the 6 metro airports.
- Implementation of the @DGCAIndia Directives, SOPs and CARs will be monitored and reported
regularly. - ‘War Rooms’ will be set up by airports and airline operators at the 6 Metro Airports to address any
issues with regard to passenger inconvenience with immediacy. - Sufficient CISF manpower availability will be ensured round-the-clock.
- RWY 29L at @DelhiAirport has been made CAT III operational today.
- Operationalization of RWY 10/28 as CAT III at Delhi Airport after re-carpeting will also be undertaken”.
