New Delhi: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will conduct an year-long study to examine early arrivals at the Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru airports — among the busiest in the country — in order to devise ways to improve operational efficiencies. Early arrivals to an airport lead to bunching of flights and impact the punctuality of planes scheduled to land or arrive at the same airport. The three airports under study are among the most sought after by domestic and international airlines, but capacity constraints here mean there are no slots available to accommodate more flights.
“The exercise will help us to collect data, which will be used to optimise block-timings between city-pairs. We will be monitoring block-timings followed by various airlines during peak and non-peak hours, and in different parts of the year,” a senior official of the AAI said on the condition of anonymity.
Block-timing refers to the span of time between switching on the aircraft’s engines before take-off and switching them off after landing. Officials are of the opinion that if airlines are able to inculcate discipline or self-regulate, there may be no need for penalties.
17/01/19 Jagriti Chandra/The Hindu
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“The exercise will help us to collect data, which will be used to optimise block-timings between city-pairs. We will be monitoring block-timings followed by various airlines during peak and non-peak hours, and in different parts of the year,” a senior official of the AAI said on the condition of anonymity.
Block-timing refers to the span of time between switching on the aircraft’s engines before take-off and switching them off after landing. Officials are of the opinion that if airlines are able to inculcate discipline or self-regulate, there may be no need for penalties.
17/01/19 Jagriti Chandra/The Hindu
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