New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to get the bridge on the second runway at the Chennai airport examined by an independent consultant.
"We have asked AAI to get a study done on the bridge's capability to handle landing and take-off by an independent consultant. We will allow operations from the second runway only after the consultant gives nod," said a DGCA official.
The diktat has come after several analysts raised concerns over the capability of the bridge to handle aircraft operations. In a plan to increase capacity at Chennai airport that handles up to 400 flights every day, the secondary runway was closed for extension from 2,035 metres to 3,400 metres. The extension of second runway also involved constructing a bridge over the Adyar river.
Work on the runway extension began in 2009 and completed in 2012 but operations on the runway could not start after concerns were raised over bridge's capability.
17/10/13 Mihir Mishra/Indian Express
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"We have asked AAI to get a study done on the bridge's capability to handle landing and take-off by an independent consultant. We will allow operations from the second runway only after the consultant gives nod," said a DGCA official.
The diktat has come after several analysts raised concerns over the capability of the bridge to handle aircraft operations. In a plan to increase capacity at Chennai airport that handles up to 400 flights every day, the secondary runway was closed for extension from 2,035 metres to 3,400 metres. The extension of second runway also involved constructing a bridge over the Adyar river.
Work on the runway extension began in 2009 and completed in 2012 but operations on the runway could not start after concerns were raised over bridge's capability.
17/10/13 Mihir Mishra/Indian Express
