Mumbai: While Cyclone Phailin is expected to disrupt flight movements at Bhubaneswar airport, thunderstorm clouds over the Bay of Bengal near Odisha are leading to flight deviations on the busy Mumbai-Bangkok and Bangkok-Gulf routes. Usually, planes between these sectors take two routes that pass over Odisha. Now, they have to take a detour and fly over Kolkata.
Thanks to the advance cyclone warning, airlines have changed the flight plans and pilots, too, have taken precautions to steer clear off thunderstorm clouds. “Weather-related deviations have been taking place since Thursday night. The deviation means higher fuel burn and flight delays,” an air traffic controller said. Meanwhile, Bhubaneswar airport is bracing for an emergency and contingency plans have been drawn up. The airport handles 38 daily flight movements and so far, no airline has announced cancellations.
12/10/13 Business Standard
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Thanks to the advance cyclone warning, airlines have changed the flight plans and pilots, too, have taken precautions to steer clear off thunderstorm clouds. “Weather-related deviations have been taking place since Thursday night. The deviation means higher fuel burn and flight delays,” an air traffic controller said. Meanwhile, Bhubaneswar airport is bracing for an emergency and contingency plans have been drawn up. The airport handles 38 daily flight movements and so far, no airline has announced cancellations.
12/10/13 Business Standard
