Port Blair: The international airport here is likely to be equipped with night landing facility in six months with the Andaman and Nicobar administration taking steps to improve infrastructure.
Briefing a delegation of journalists here, Lt Gen (retd) Ajay Kumar Singh said, "Though we have an international airport here, we don't have any international flight landing presently. So, we intend to improve the infrastructure and try to get some of these 96 flights land here. So, night landings in Andaman are possible within six months.
Observing that there were over 96 flights passing over the Andaman Islands, he said, "We are in the process of expanding the airport infrastructure. We are talking with the Civil Aviation Ministry for another airport. The foundation stone for that will be laid soon, he said.
08/02/14 Business Standard
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Briefing a delegation of journalists here, Lt Gen (retd) Ajay Kumar Singh said, "Though we have an international airport here, we don't have any international flight landing presently. So, we intend to improve the infrastructure and try to get some of these 96 flights land here. So, night landings in Andaman are possible within six months.
Observing that there were over 96 flights passing over the Andaman Islands, he said, "We are in the process of expanding the airport infrastructure. We are talking with the Civil Aviation Ministry for another airport. The foundation stone for that will be laid soon, he said.
08/02/14 Business Standard
