AAI to start work when the other end of the main runway at Chennai is in use

Chennai: Works to link the parallel taxiway of the secondary runway to the main one at the Chennai airport are expected to be delayed as the Airports Authority of India has decided not to cordon off a portion of the main runway at the Guindy end. Now, works will be carried out only when the Pallavaram-end of the airport is used for landings.
When works began on April 2, around 916 metres at the Guindy end were cordoned off. But as the landing aid was not moved to the new touchdown point, airlines complained to the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
So, the works were suspended though a notam had informed airlines that 916 metres of the main runway at the Guindy end wouldn't be available for landing between 11 am and 5 pm till April- end.
The AAI then held talks with the airlines but failed to convince them either about allowing flights to land without landing aid or about rescheduling timings to further restrict use of the runway.
22/04/10 V Ayyappan/Times of India

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Categories: Airports Apr 2010