Closure threat to Patna airport: State asks AAI to share safety audit report

Patna: The Nitish government on Thursday asked the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to share the safety audit report of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
The letter followed safety audit, which declared Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport at Patna among the 10 most critical aerodromes of the country and may even be shut down if alternative land is not provided by the Bihar government.
The state government’s civil aviation department has asked the Airport Authority of India (AAI) to specify the runway length to keep the existing airport operational. It has also asked the specific details about the obstructions that need to be removed on both sides of the runway.
Principal Secretary, Cabinet, Afzal Amanullah, who is also in charge of the civil aviation department, said that the state government could look at expanding the existing runway only if it knew what the AAI requirements were.
09/08/10 Bihar Times

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