Resurfacing work on the runway at the city airport, which started from April 16, is likely to be completed by September end and it will be thrown open for full utilization by October 5. The resurfacing work has limited the operation of the airport only in the mornings and evenings creating congestion and problems galore for passengers. At present, no flights are operated between 10 am and 6 pm.
Runway resurfacing work has been creating chaos and many problems for fliers, as limited flying hours lead to long queues at every check point so much so that there not even enough chairs for passengers in the departure lounge. It also leads to parking problems outside the airport. Airports Authority of India had taken permission to resurface the runway in a span of 12 months and the permission was granted and runway work started from April 16 2016. Airport director A K Sharma said, "We have completed at least 85% of work on 3.5 km runway and are ahead of schedule. It would be tough to give date as a lot of work depends on monsoon, But we will open runway much before deadline."
Ahmedabad airport handles over 90 scheduled flights every day. At present these are handled in 16 hours instead of 24. AAI is under pressure to start runway by October first week in time to meet peak traffic of Navratri and Diwali. October to December is also the period when several NRIs return home. This will be followed by Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2017 in January.
23/07/16 Ahmedabad Mirror
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Runway resurfacing work has been creating chaos and many problems for fliers, as limited flying hours lead to long queues at every check point so much so that there not even enough chairs for passengers in the departure lounge. It also leads to parking problems outside the airport. Airports Authority of India had taken permission to resurface the runway in a span of 12 months and the permission was granted and runway work started from April 16 2016. Airport director A K Sharma said, "We have completed at least 85% of work on 3.5 km runway and are ahead of schedule. It would be tough to give date as a lot of work depends on monsoon, But we will open runway much before deadline."
Ahmedabad airport handles over 90 scheduled flights every day. At present these are handled in 16 hours instead of 24. AAI is under pressure to start runway by October first week in time to meet peak traffic of Navratri and Diwali. October to December is also the period when several NRIs return home. This will be followed by Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2017 in January.
23/07/16 Ahmedabad Mirror
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