Mumbai: Even as aviation traffic in Mumbai increases every passing year without a corresponding increase in infrastructure, the Air Traffic Control departments of both domestic and international airports are demanding for more manpower that can help tide over the crisis. The severe dearth of staff has led to overwork and is consequently affecting flight operations. Presently, the Mumbai international airport handles around 700 flights daily.
Both the ATCs cumulatively needs at least 200 more controllers to handle the increased flight operations and officials have now introduced a rotation system for controllers which has led to heavy workload. While the Mumbai ATC has a current strength of 220 operators it needs around 150 to 200 more. The ATC at the domestic airport on the other hand has six controllers and needs around 12 to 15 more. Even as nine more recruits were brought on board the international ATC in February last year, it is still falling massively short of the requisite figure.
24/04/12 Asian Age
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