Saturday, December 19, 2015

Chennai Airport and AAI Learning Lessons After Floods

Deepak Shastri won’t forget the December 1 rains that crippled Chennai airport, with thousands of passengers being stranded as the premises and runway was flooded.

“My house was only 1.5 km away and I was not able to access it for the next 48 hours,” says the Chennai Airport Authority India director. Thousands of international and domestic passengers were stranded when the airport was flooded and its operations was put off for five days.

Deepak Shastri won’t forget the December 1 rains that crippled Chennai airport, with thousands of passengers being stranded as the premises and runway was flooded.

“My house was only 1.5 km away and I was not able to access it for the next 48 hours,” says the Chennai Airport Authority India director. Thousands of international and domestic passengers were stranded when the airport was flooded and its operations was put off for five days.
19/122/15 C Shivakumar/The New Indian Express
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