Ahmedabad: It was a chaotic morning for passengers travelling out of the city airport on Thursday morning as the departures of some six outbound flights to different destinations were delayed, while four inbound flights had to be diverted, after the runway at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport was shut for an hour. Officials of Airports Authority of India confirmed that soon after take-off the calibration aircraft of AAI reported a jammed steering wheel and had to be brought back immediately.
Confirming the incident, Manoj Gangal, director, SVPI Airport, said, “While taking off from Ahmedabad airport, the AAI calibration aircraft reported its steering wheel had jammed. Calibrated aircraft are usually used for aiding navigation. The disabled aircraft was towed away at 11.00am. The runway remained closed for one hour and two minutes.”
“Keeping aircraft safety requirements in mind the landing of four Ahmedabad-bound flights was diverted. Flights from Chennai, Hyderabad and Delhi were diverted to Vadodara while one coming from Bengaluru was diverted to Surat. Once the runway was opened, all the diverted flights from Vadodara and Surat were given clearance for landing and they landed safely one after another,” he added.
As the landing of incoming flights was of higher priority, some six outbound flights were delayed. These include three outbound flights to Mumbai along with one each to Jodhpur, Kochi and Lucknow. “Since the inbound flights had to be given precedence, the outbound flights took off at least an hour later than their scheduled departure,” confirmed an AAI source.
23/11/18 Times of India
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Confirming the incident, Manoj Gangal, director, SVPI Airport, said, “While taking off from Ahmedabad airport, the AAI calibration aircraft reported its steering wheel had jammed. Calibrated aircraft are usually used for aiding navigation. The disabled aircraft was towed away at 11.00am. The runway remained closed for one hour and two minutes.”
“Keeping aircraft safety requirements in mind the landing of four Ahmedabad-bound flights was diverted. Flights from Chennai, Hyderabad and Delhi were diverted to Vadodara while one coming from Bengaluru was diverted to Surat. Once the runway was opened, all the diverted flights from Vadodara and Surat were given clearance for landing and they landed safely one after another,” he added.
As the landing of incoming flights was of higher priority, some six outbound flights were delayed. These include three outbound flights to Mumbai along with one each to Jodhpur, Kochi and Lucknow. “Since the inbound flights had to be given precedence, the outbound flights took off at least an hour later than their scheduled departure,” confirmed an AAI source.
23/11/18 Times of India
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