Sanganer airport runway work postponed till March

Jaipur: There is bad news for those who were looking forward to direct flights to various places from the state capital. The much-awaited extension of the Jaipur airport runway from 9,000 feet to 11,000 feet is being postponed till March 2012. The extension was needed to develop a better landing system and facilitate large aircraft, including Boeing 747 and Airbus 380, used in international flights.
With the deferment people of Jaipur, especially businessmen in the gemstone industry, will have to wait for another six months or a year to have large aircraft ferry them to international destinations, including Frankfurt, London, Malaysia and Thailand.
According to sources, the extension was planned to begin in October, and during the extension it was proposed that the airport was to remain closed for next 15 months. But, considering the tourist season , the Airport Authority of India (AAI) has postponed it.
"Yes it was to begin in October, but there are some problems in taking it up now," R K Singh, director, Airport Authority of India, Jaipur, told TOI on Saturday.
25/09/11 Ashish Mehta/Times of India

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Categories: airports Sep 2011