Thirteen more airports to soon become CAT-III compliant

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 28 2015 | 4:00 PM IST
Thirteen more airports in the country, including Amritsar, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Patna and Lucknow, will soon become CAT-III compliant, a step which will ensure seamless flight operations even during fog.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) along with Airports Authority of India (AAI) is carrying out the exercise which is expected to be completed by mid-February except for Jaipur Airport, a Civil Ministry official said today.
At present, only Delhi Airport is equipped with CAT-III technology.
The equipment installation work at the Jaipur airport will be completed by July 31, the official said.
"We hope that passengers from these airports will not face any problem during the fog season next year. But at the same time, the airlines will also have to train their pilots for the technology and make the planes CAT-III compliant as well for operations from these airports," the official said.
The AAI runs all these airports.
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First Published: Jan 28 2015 | 4:00 PM IST

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