5 flights diverted at Delhi airport due to fog

New Delhi: Five flights have been diverted at Delhi airport due to dense fog on Wednesday morning, an airport official said.

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"Five flights diverted as captain was not trained to land under CAT conditions," the official said.

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When the runway visual range (RVR) is minimum 200 metres, then only that pilot -- who is trained in instrument landing system Category 3A (CATIIIA) -- can land the aircraft.

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If the RVR is minimum 50 metres, then a pilot who is trained in using CATIIIB landing system can land the aircraft at the airport.  (PTI) 

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