Dum Dum: Laser beams from party zones continue to distract pilots during landing despite repeated complaints to police, the airport authorities have alleged.
"We wrote to the Bidhannagar police commissionerate and the North 24-Parganas district authorities a couple of months ago, requesting them to regulate the use of laser beams. The light poses a threat to flights," B.K. Sarkar, general manager, air traffic management, said on Sunday.
"A meeting was later held, where the police promised action. But we are still getting complaints from pilots."
During the winter festive window, at least two pilots had complained to the air traffic control at the city airport that laser beams had distracted them when they were preparing to land. At least seven pilots have lodged such complaints over the past year, said Captain Sarvesh Gupta, a senior pilot and chairman, airline operators' committee, Calcutta airport.
According to airport officials, the problem aggravates during winter when planes often have to land at the southern end of the runway to avoid tailwinds from the north.
"To align the aircraft for landing from the south, the pilot has to fly over Salt Lake and New Town. Both areas have several party zones, where laser shows are frequently held as part of festivity," an airport official said.
08/01/18 Sanjay Mandal and Snehal Sengupta/Telegraph
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"We wrote to the Bidhannagar police commissionerate and the North 24-Parganas district authorities a couple of months ago, requesting them to regulate the use of laser beams. The light poses a threat to flights," B.K. Sarkar, general manager, air traffic management, said on Sunday.
"A meeting was later held, where the police promised action. But we are still getting complaints from pilots."
During the winter festive window, at least two pilots had complained to the air traffic control at the city airport that laser beams had distracted them when they were preparing to land. At least seven pilots have lodged such complaints over the past year, said Captain Sarvesh Gupta, a senior pilot and chairman, airline operators' committee, Calcutta airport.
According to airport officials, the problem aggravates during winter when planes often have to land at the southern end of the runway to avoid tailwinds from the north.
"To align the aircraft for landing from the south, the pilot has to fly over Salt Lake and New Town. Both areas have several party zones, where laser shows are frequently held as part of festivity," an airport official said.
08/01/18 Sanjay Mandal and Snehal Sengupta/Telegraph
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