Saturday, December 05, 2015

Chennai airport declared fit for technical ferry, relief flights

New Delhi: : Chennai airport, where flights were suspended till Sunday in the wake of floods, has been declared fit for operating technical ferry and relief flights but it has not been said from when.

Following inspection of runway and other areas, the aerodrome was declared available for limited day time operations, under visual meteorological conditions for technical ferry and relief flight from Chennai airport, and subsequently upgrade to all weather operations as and when facilities are restored, an AAI statement said.
Earlier, Airports Authority of India (AAI) Chairman R K Srivastava had told PTI, "Flight operations from Chennai airport will resume partially from tomorrow. The flights will operate during the day time."
The airport would open at 6 AM and flights would operate till day light is there, he said.
The runway has been cleared for operations after inspections by officials and experts, another AAI official said.
04/12/15 Economic Times

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