It’s the most recurring problem at the Chennai airport– falling glass panels. Days after Airport Authority of India (AAI) blamed impurities in the glass for the frequent number of incidents, aviation experts wondered why the ‘phenomenon’ was the Chennai airport’s alone.
“There were 65 cases of breaking glass at the Chennai airport. Do any of the other airports report such incidents?” questions Captain Mohan Ranganathan, an aviation safety consultant.
Sudhakar Reddy, Founder and President of the Air Passengers Association of India (APAI) also asks, “How many buildings in Chennai have glass panels externally and internally? Why do no other structure have such problems?”
Responding to a notice by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), AAI denied that there were structural issues in the glass panels and added that no passengers had been injured in falling glass panels. AAI also went on to blame “media hype” for creating a false perception.
Captain Ranganathan, however, points to the waiting lounge at the Coimbatore Airport where the plaster on the ceiling is allegedly coming apart. “Look at what is happening at the Coimbatore Airport. This is also a structural issue. You can’t blame the quality,” he argues.
30/07/16 Anna Isaac/News Minute
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“There were 65 cases of breaking glass at the Chennai airport. Do any of the other airports report such incidents?” questions Captain Mohan Ranganathan, an aviation safety consultant.
Sudhakar Reddy, Founder and President of the Air Passengers Association of India (APAI) also asks, “How many buildings in Chennai have glass panels externally and internally? Why do no other structure have such problems?”
Responding to a notice by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), AAI denied that there were structural issues in the glass panels and added that no passengers had been injured in falling glass panels. AAI also went on to blame “media hype” for creating a false perception.
Captain Ranganathan, however, points to the waiting lounge at the Coimbatore Airport where the plaster on the ceiling is allegedly coming apart. “Look at what is happening at the Coimbatore Airport. This is also a structural issue. You can’t blame the quality,” he argues.
30/07/16 Anna Isaac/News Minute
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