CAT III-trained captain flying as passenger asked to operate IndiGo flight as visibility drops at IGI Airport

NEW DELHI: A pilot trained to land aircraft in low visibility (CAT III B), travelling as a passenger on IndiGo’s Pune-Delhi flight on Saturday morning, was asked to operate the flight as IGI Airport was reporting a declining visibility trend due to smog. The captain had operated a flight to Pune on Friday and was headed back home to Delhi as a passenger on 6E-6571.

“After boarding was complete, we realised Delhi is experiencing a declining visibility trend. From mid-December on Delhi-bound early morning and evening flights, we roster both CAT III B-trained pilots. However, the low declining trend was witnessed suddenly on Saturday morning catching everyone completely unaware,” said IndiGo sources.