If your Mumbai flight’s late, you may just end up in Pune

Mumbai: If your flight is unable to arrive in Mumbai on time from September 8, you may be forced to land up in neighbouring Ahmedabad or Pune. Fliers coming in between 9.30pm pm and 11pm need to be especially careful.
In a bid to make airlines operate on time, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has announced that flights to Mumbai which cannot make it on time will be diverted. However, airlines said that the rule was thoughtless as it would only add to their expenses.
Mumbai airport is becoming a hot-bed for the beginning of disciplinary activity. Last month, the DGCA came up with a push-back rule to ensure timely departure.
The airlines were taken aback by the rules as they claimed that nothing had been communicated to them either by the DGCA or the airport operator. “We are yet to receive formal communication,” a spokesperson for Kingfisher airlines said.
01/09/10 Naveeta Singh/Daily News & Analysis

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Categories: airports Sep 2010