Chennai: It was the one thing that delayed the commissioning of the new airport terminals. But even after the airlines and AAI came to terms with tugging luggage out of the basement of the new terminals through the ‘extra steep’ ramp, a couple of accidents last week has raised concerns again.
On Wednesday, the driver of the electric tug stopped midway up the ramp and was tending to some other minor work when the luggage trolleys slipped and moved downhill to smash into the metal railing. Similarly, on Thursday, an electric luggage tug was about to move from the tarmac into the underground luggage handling area when the connector pin linking the trolleys to the tug came loose - the trolleys moved towards the tarmac at a fair pace and hit a loader who was working there. He sustained minor injuries.
15/04/13 New Indian Express
