Gaya: The civil aviation ministry is likely to offer better facilities to those flying to and from the Gaya airport, which is very important from the point of view of the large number of foreign tourists and pilgrims who visit the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya.
Of late, the flight services from Gaya became so pathetic that flyers were forced to look for options to either travel by train or board the flight from Patna. They had to suffer on account of grounding of the planes, mid-air engine seizure, acute vibrations, malfunctioning of the plane's air conditioning system, doors not opening, failure of the runway gear withdrawal system and frequent preflight repair of the nearly three decades old A-320 type aeroplanes being phased out by the Air India. In high atmospheric temperature, the planes on this route fly with half load.
The Union civil aviation ministry had recently sent its joint secretary Arun Kumar to get first-hand information about the problems on this route. Sources said Kumar in his report identified the old aircraft operating on the Gaya-Delhi route, maintenance deficiency, metal fatigue of the planes and other allied problems. He is learnt to have recommended the withdrawal of the almost 25-year-old A-320 type planes from this important route and their replacement with new model planes with higher efficiency and amenities.
18/07/16 Abdul Qadir/Times of India
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Of late, the flight services from Gaya became so pathetic that flyers were forced to look for options to either travel by train or board the flight from Patna. They had to suffer on account of grounding of the planes, mid-air engine seizure, acute vibrations, malfunctioning of the plane's air conditioning system, doors not opening, failure of the runway gear withdrawal system and frequent preflight repair of the nearly three decades old A-320 type aeroplanes being phased out by the Air India. In high atmospheric temperature, the planes on this route fly with half load.
The Union civil aviation ministry had recently sent its joint secretary Arun Kumar to get first-hand information about the problems on this route. Sources said Kumar in his report identified the old aircraft operating on the Gaya-Delhi route, maintenance deficiency, metal fatigue of the planes and other allied problems. He is learnt to have recommended the withdrawal of the almost 25-year-old A-320 type planes from this important route and their replacement with new model planes with higher efficiency and amenities.
18/07/16 Abdul Qadir/Times of India
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