Aircraft set to fly closer; airlines rake in profits

Mumbai: Airlines operating long-distance flights across the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea can now save on fuel and flying time as the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has introduced ‘reduced horizontal separation’ between two aircraft on these two major international routes with effect from 30 June, 2011. The AAI has brought down the longitudinal distance between two planes to 50 nautical miles (92.6 km) from 80 NM (148.16 km).
“It might not make much of a difference to aircraft movement in India but it is a start nevertheless. It will reduce the distance between two planes at a particular height to 30 NM (55.56 km) in the near future,” said an AAI official.
According to a report by S Sujatha in Deccan Chronicle, D Devaraj, Regional Executive Director (South), AAI said the reduced horizontal separation will enhance the airspace capacity by almost 50 per cent on the Asia- Pacific routes.
03/07/11 TravelBizMonitor

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Categories: Airports Jul 2011, New Jul 2011