Fire Services unit at Mangalore airport shifted

Mangalore: The process of commissioning the new integrated terminal building (NITB) at the Mangalore airport has begun.
As a first step, the Airports Authority of India (AAI), on Monday, shifted its Fire Services unit to a new building close to the centre of the operational area of the new concrete runway.
Earlier the Fire Services unit was located in a building within the operational area of the old asphalted runway.
The airport has category-VII Fire Services unit with 29 firemen. They will be on duty round the clock in shifts. The unit has six fire tenders. Two fire tenders are required to be stationed during aircraft operation.
He said that offices of Customs, immigration and different airlines are yet to be shifted to the NITB.
He said the AAI was making efforts to put the NITB to use by August 2. The NITB was inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Praful Patel on May 15.
22/07/10 Mangalorean.com

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Categories: Airports Jul 2010