Pune: After taking three months to implement the Modernisation of Airfield Infrastructure (MAAFI) project at the Pune International Airport, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) had assured that flight cancellations and diversions due bad weather conditions such as heavy rain or fog would cease, following installation of the advanced version of the Runway Visual Range (RVR) system.
However, the AAI had to eat its words on Friday following the diversion of five flights — Air India's Delhi-Pune flight, Spice Jet's Chennai-Pune and Sharjah-Pune flight, Indigo's Delhi-Pune flight and Go Air's Bangalore-Pune flight — between 7 am to 8 am to Mumbai and Ahmadabad due to poor visibility on the runway.
According to airport officials, all five flights returned to Pune after 10 am, after being delayed for over four hours.
23/08/14 Sukirt Gumaste/Pune Mirror
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However, the AAI had to eat its words on Friday following the diversion of five flights — Air India's Delhi-Pune flight, Spice Jet's Chennai-Pune and Sharjah-Pune flight, Indigo's Delhi-Pune flight and Go Air's Bangalore-Pune flight — between 7 am to 8 am to Mumbai and Ahmadabad due to poor visibility on the runway.
According to airport officials, all five flights returned to Pune after 10 am, after being delayed for over four hours.
23/08/14 Sukirt Gumaste/Pune Mirror
