Air space closure affects operations of 50 flights at IGI airport

New Delhi: The closure of airspace over Delhi for two hours for defence radar calibration today affected the operations of over 50 domestic and international flights to and from the IGI airport.
"Though the NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) was for two hours between 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, the airport was opened for operations from 1:45 PM for departures while arrivals started from 2:03 PM," airport sources said.
Over 30 departures and around 20 arrivals of domestic and international flights were rescheduled.
The sudden announcement of closure, which was issued late last evening, had given little time to reschedule their flights, especially some of those incoming international ones. Departures from the IGI Airport were re-scheduled by them.
21/07/12 PTI/Economic Times

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Categories: airports Jul 2012