Simultaneous use of main, new runways at Delhi delayed

New Delhi: Passengers will have to wait for some more time before delays at IGI Airport are taken care of. The mixed-mode operations promised by Airports Authority of India that would increase hourly flight handling capacity by simultaneously using the new and main runways for arrivals and departures will now start only after November 14. The decision was taken after the shifting of domestic operations to the new integrated terminal T3 was postponed for the fourth time on Monday and slated for mid-November.
"The change in procedures would have specially helped domestic airlines as they would not have to unnecessarily taxi all the way to the new runway for operations and it would have streamlined operations. However, we will now have to wait till the three full cost domestic carriers move to T3 before changing any procedures," said AAI sources.
Once implemented, the procedure would also save the low cost carriers (LCC) precious time and fuel that is currently wasted in taxiing 20 minutes to the new runway from the domestic apron. "The plan is to have the LCCs use either the main or the secondary runway for operations while those airlines in T3 would use the main and new runways...," said sources.
27/10/10 Neha Lalchandani/Times of India

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Categories: airports Oct 2010