The new Chennai airport — built by the Airports Authority of India at a cost of over Rs. 2,000 crore — has a new problem: cracking glass panels.
According to airport sources, close to 10 glass panels at the new domestic and international terminals had to be replaced after they developed cracks. The bad news is that officials do not rule out more such cracks in future.
“The panels that had cracked were on the airside of the new terminals. Though they were replaced with new ones, this problem may occur in future too. However, this will not compromise the safety of either passengers or flight operations,” said an AAI official. When asked whether the use of inferior quality glass could have contributed to the cracks, the official said the panels were of superior quality and were imported from France.
03/05/13 Sunitha Sekar/The Hindu
