Separate Flight Corridors for Helicopters at Delhi and Mumbai

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has decided to introduce separate Visual Flight Route (VFR) corridors at the Delhi and Mumbai Airports to ensure safe and efficient operations of Helicopters and also to meet long pending demands of the Helicopter Industry.
A large number of Helicopters operate within the Control Zone of Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai and Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi and also from Juhu Airfield which lies within the Control zone of Mumbai - for oil exploration, tourism and corporate and business purposes. The Helicopter operations get delayed due to Air Traffic Congestion at these International Airports.  Therefore, the decision to introduce Helicopters Flying Corridors within Mumbai and Delhi Control Zone for Visual Flight Rules  (VFR) Routings.
Also keeping in view the short endurance of Helicopters, promotion of the Industry and for Safe Operations, the need was felt to introduce VFR Routings which was also recommended by KAW Committee.
For this purpose, the DGCA had asked the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to design the Visual Flight Rules (VFR) Helicopter Routings. Suggestions were invited from all Helicopter Operators. Various meetings were held at Bombay and Delhi between Helicopter Operators, AAI and DGCA to discuss the routings.  The suggestions were considered and the routes were modified to facilitate the Operations and at the same time ensuring that Air Safety is not compromised at any stage.
09/03/10 PRESS RELEASE/Press Information Bureau

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Categories: Airports Mar 2010, Indian Aviation- In General Mar 2010, New Mar 2010