Main runway at Mumbai airport to close partially

Mumbai: An already overburdened Mumbai Airport, which is the second busiest in the country, is headed for a troubled run.
Starting from Monday (November 1), its main runway (0927) will be closed for eight hours everyday - six days a week - from 9 am to 5 pm. And this will go on for the next seven months.
Authorities say runway 0927 needs urgent renovation.
While this runway is closed, Mumbai air traffic will be handled by the short runway. But this has its own problems. The length of the short runway is only 9,600 feet as against the 11,300 feet main runway.
Being short it has load restrictions: A big plane with a full load of passengers or cargo cannot take-off or land. In the past, airlines like Singapore and Continental have refused to use it.
01/11/10 NDTV.com

To Read the News in full at Source, Click the Headline

Categories: Airports Nov 2010