Air Force not to extend night landing facility to Chandigarh airport

Chandigarh: The Indian Air Force has refused to share its night landing facilities with the Airport Authority of India for Chandigarh international airport.
Sources said though the IAF has cited shortage of manpower as the reason for the refusal, there are various security concerns behind the thumbs down to AAI. The IAF has its own concerns, officers have been quoted as saying.
The Civil Aviation Ministry had asked the Ministry of Defence for its nod to operate international flights throughout the night.
The Ministry of Defence, however, has agreed to extend the Air Traffic Control watch hours only up to 8 in the night.
Air Officer Commanding (AOC) SRK Nair said the IAF has no reservations on international flights being operated from the base.
03/03/08 Expressindia.com

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Categories: Airports Mar 2008