Govt to crack down on delayed flights to de-congest Delhi airport

New Delhi: Peak hour congestion over the Delhi and Mumbai airspace could soon be a thing of the past. The Ministry of Civil of Aviation is firming up a proposal that will ensure aircraft don't hover endlessly in the skies, waiting for their turn to land. On any given day, Delhi and Mumbai handle 710 and 690 flights respectively.
As per the plan, delayed flights won't be allowed to take off from the originating station if it will arrive during peak hours in Delhi and Mumbai.
The proposed plan is still being fine-tuned by the Ministry along with the DGCA (Directo-rate General of Civil Aviation) and AAI (Airports Authority of India) and could be implemented as early as next week.
To start with, the focus will be on evening peak hours, tentatively between 9.15 and 11:15 pm. During this period, Delhi and Mumbai handle around 50 arrivals respectively.
02/09/10 Tushar Srivastava/Hindustan Times

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Categories: airports Sep 2010