GMR faces govt wrath for Delhi airport flooding

New Delhi: Domestic carriers were forced to reschedule flights after the security area of Delhi airport's newly-opened departure terminal (T1D) was flooded after part of the roof collapsed under the impact of heavy rains that also closed the airport for an hour.
This is the second time the departure terminal was flooded due to sudden rains, the first time being last month.
Sources in the ministry say that government will take action against the Bangalore-based GMR group, which owns 54 per cent in the consortium that operates Delhi International Airport Pvt Ltd (DIAL), for the flooding at IGI Airport.
With visibility at the airport down to 100 metres, DIAL said 20 flights departing Delhi were delayed by one to two hours and 10 flights approaching Delhi were diverted. A spokesperson said: “Check-in and boarding were affected for 45 minutes before resumption of services." He added that 12 gates had been re-opened and passengers were being "facilitated to keep them comfortable".
Airlines, however, had a different story. They said 60 to 70 per cent of the flights between 4 pm and 6 pm were delayed, since boarding aircraft became impossible after the security area was flooded and baggage X-ray machines failed.
22/08/09 Business Standard

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Categories: Airports Aug 2009, Safety Aug 2009