Dum Dum: Calcutta airport authorities have tweaked the main runway maintenance plan to reduce flight diversions.
The main runway was closed for operations usually for three hours, twice a week, for routine maintenance work. At that time the secondary runway was used for flights to land and take off.
But the taxiway that aircraft normally use to vacate the secondary runway is currently closed for operations. So, planes are taking double the time to clear the runway, causing congestion in the air, an airport official said.
The authorities decided to change the maintenance schedule following several complaints from various airlines and the air traffic control.
"Instead of three hours twice a week, we will keep the main runway closed for two hours thrice a week," an airport official said on Monday.
09/01/18 Telegraph
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The main runway was closed for operations usually for three hours, twice a week, for routine maintenance work. At that time the secondary runway was used for flights to land and take off.
But the taxiway that aircraft normally use to vacate the secondary runway is currently closed for operations. So, planes are taking double the time to clear the runway, causing congestion in the air, an airport official said.
The authorities decided to change the maintenance schedule following several complaints from various airlines and the air traffic control.
"Instead of three hours twice a week, we will keep the main runway closed for two hours thrice a week," an airport official said on Monday.
09/01/18 Telegraph
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