Flights on Jan 26 affected as Dabolim airport shuts

Vasco: The Indian Navy has announced the shutting down of the Dabolim airport, Goa, on January 26 to undertake repairs in the runway. This would affect around 34 flights including two foreign charters on the day.
In a NOTEM (notice to airmen) issued on Friday, the Indian Navy said the runway will be closed from 4am to 5pm on Republic Day to undertake runway repair works.
When contacted, 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 informed that, unavoidable runway maintenance has been planned for January 26, in consultation with all airline operators. "The effort is to minimize flight disruptions and to ensure minimum inconvenience to the traveling public," he told TOI.
Sources at the airport said this closure of the runway for 13 hours will badly affect the airport operations.
22/01/11 Times of India

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Categories: Airports Jan 2011