Dabolim Airport to Close for Repairs on 26th January

The Dabolim Airport in Goa will be shut form 4 am to 5 pm on 26th January 2011, Republic Day for 13 hours for repair and maintenance. The shut down is likely to seriously affect about 34 flights, which include three foreign charter flights, two international flights and the balance being domestic flights.
The repair and maintenance operations have undertaken by the Indian Navy at the Dabolim Airport for 13 hours and as such many airlines will have to reschedule their flights or post pone it to a future date.
Indian Navy's Goa base public relations officer Mahesh Chandra Joshi said, "Runway maintenance is an ongoing activity which sometimes requires its closure for a short period of time." He further added, "The effort is to minimize flight disruptions and to ensure minimum inconvenience to the traveling public." Only after consultation with various airline operators the repair and maintenance operation have been undertaken by the Indina Navy.
23/01/11 Rang7

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Categories: Airports Jan 2011