Mumbai airport, the second busiest airport in the country, handles more than 950 flights daily
Domestic and international flights to and from Mumbai airport will be delayed for at least the next 15 days as the airlines’ claim that runway equipment upgradation activity is being undertaken.
Mumbai airport, the second busiest airport in the country, handles more than 950 flights daily. More than 14,000 flights would be handled by the Mumbai airport over the upcoming fortnight. However, the precise effect on these flights cannot be anticipated now, said airport officials.
The officials added that the Airport Authority of India (AAI) is upgrading the Instrument Landing System (ILS) that helps pilots during landing at the airport. A notice to airmen (NOTAM) about the work on ILS was issued to all the airlines.
At least one flight was cancelled on Friday while several flights were delayed by more than half an hour on Thursday and Friday. Many passengers took to social media to express their anguish over the delays.
Additionally, the main runway was also shut for around two hours between 9.53 am and 11.49 am due to strong winds on Friday. The operations were shifted to the secondary runway at the time, informed officials.
Vistara Airline claimed that around 10 flights from or to Mumbai were affected on Thursday and Friday, however, there were no cancellations or diversions.
“Due to the consequential impact of scheduled airfield maintenance activity at Mumbai, arrivals and departures from Mumbai may be delayed with consequential impact across the network,” tweeted Vistara Airline.
Meanwhile, Jet Airways said, “Arrival and departure delays expected at Mumbai airport till June 5, 2018, due to runway equipment upgradation activity at Mumbai. We request our guests to check their flight status before leaving for the airport.”
Earlier DNA had reported about how in the past ten years, the passengers’ air traffic at Mumbai airport has increased by more than 100 per cent in terms of both domestic and international passengers, according to official data.
In 2017-18, the overall passenger traffic stood at 48.50 million passengers annually.
Men in work
- Airport Authority of India (AAI) is upgrading the Instrument Landing System (ILS) that helps pilots during landing at the airport
- A notice to airmen (NOTAM) about the work on ILS was issued to all the airlines
- Additionally, main runway was also shut for around two hours due to strong winds on Friday
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