Kochi: The Cochin International Airport Limited (Cial) will soon purchase aircraft recovery equipment. This will help the authorities remove damaged aircraft that affect the functioning of the airport, from the runway and other areas.
"We are finalizing on which equipment to acquire for the common models of aircraft that operate from our airport. The tender will be invited soon," airport director A C K Nair told TOI here.
The decision to buy the equipment was taken in the backdrop of the accident at the airport on August 28, 2011, when a Gulf Air flight carrying 137 people skidded off the runway during landing. The aircraft careened off the runway, coming to a halt in a muddy area close to it. The slush-stuck aircraft was removed the next morning, and the runway had to be closed till then.
27/03/12 T Ramavarman/Times of India
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