Flight ops in Mumbai hit

New Delhi: Flight operations in and out of Mumbai were marginally affected even as the city fought incessantly with terror throughout Friday. The Mumbai airport saw 13 cancellations by carriers like GoAir, Indigo and Kingfisher. However, international flights in and out of the airport remained normal. Yesterday, a total of 29 flights, including international and domestic, were cancelled. Around 500 aircraft fly in and out of Mumbai every day.
However, domestic flights to the city saw a decline in passenger load factor (PLF) as fewer people are making it to the city.
According to figures given by Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL), GoAir cancelled four arrivals and four departures, Indigo one arrival and one departure while full-service carrier Kingfisher cancelled one arrival and two departures.
International flights, especially outbound, saw healthy occupancy, airport sources said, adding that domestic flights, especially bound to Mumbai, would have taken a hit on their passenger load factors.
The number of passengers arrived was much less than those who departed because a lot of passengers wanted to leave Mumbai, said an airport executive.
“We saw healthy loads of 75 per cent in our flights today. We are taking each day as it comes and may see an impact in the next few days,” said a Singapore Airlines spokesperson.
Both Jet Airways and Air India, however, said that the crisis in the wake of terror attacks in the city has not affected their loads to a large extent.
29/11/08 Business Standard

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Categories: Airports Nov 2008, Indian Aviation- In General Nov 2008