Tuesday, December 27 2005 13:50 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: Government today (Dec 27, 2005) asked private airlines to heed to the needs of the passengers stranded due to fog at the Delhi airport and warned that they may not be given any flights in or out of Delhi in the next winter schedule if this was not done.

"We have told them that they should take necessary steps (including training pilots under the Instrument Landing System CAT lll-B). If they don't do so, we may consider not to give them flights in and out of Delhi in the next winter schedule," Civil Aviation Secretary Ajay Prasad told reporters here.