jaipur here is a piece of good news for air travellers at the jaipur airport from december 8 the authorities of airports authority of india aai jaipur will start the trial of catiiib lighting which will enable the flights to land in 50 metres visibility the authorities believe that the problem of fog delays would reduce for passengers flying in and out of jaipur airport with the approval of catiiib lighting by the director general of civil aviation dgca now the airport authorities will have to intimate various airports in india and abroad about having catiiib lightening system we are hopeful to start the trial of catiiib lighting from december 8 onwards pilots who can run on catiiib lighting can only utilise this facility said jaideep singh balhara director aai jaipur on sunday the cat iiib level of instrument landing system ils enables aircraft to land when the visibility is down to 50 metres it guides an aircraft in approaching and landing on a runway by a combination of radio signals and highintensity lighting arrays besides ils also helps pilots while landing during heavy rainfallby upgrading the airport to catiiib level the traffic bound for delhi airport can also be diverted to jaipur during the peak foggy season said a senior officer the government had in december 2015 announced that 13 more airports including amritsar jaipur chandigarh kolkata patna and lucknow will be made catiiib compliant to ensure seamless flight operations even during fog