Mumbai : GVK led Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 conducted a simulated emergency response mock drill (Full Scale Aerodrome Emergency Exercise) at the Mumbai airport. The mock drill was conducted by simulating a situation of collision between a passenger aircraft and a landing cargo aircraft during the late evening hours. The full-scale emergency exercise witnessed an involvement of more than 1000 participants. Starting the drill at 20:38 hrs., it was concluded at 00:34 hrs. on April 25, 2019. The drill included participation of DGCA, Airlines, Ground Handling Agencies, hospitals, Mumbai fire brigade, Mumbai police, Indian coast guard, State Disaster Management Authority, and CISF. To make the mock drill realistic, a dummy aircraft was created by Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL). IndiGo and GoAir were the participating airlines in the mock drill.
The exercise began when a simulated freighter aircraft (Flight No. XYZ 123, from Zurich-Mumbai) while landing assuming was set on fire as it collided with a passenger flight PQR 102 on ground. The Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting team of MIAL along with Mumbai Fire brigade personnel extinguished the fire. For rescuing the survivors on board, MIAL’s newly acquired best-in-class rescue stair was also used during the drill. The simulation also included 210 passengers and 6 crew members on passenger aircraft and 4 crew members on the freighter aircraft who were categorised into four categories of casualties. The casualties requiring hospitalization were rushed to 07 hospitals with whom MIAL already has MoU for responding to such contingencies.
26/04/19 APN News
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The exercise began when a simulated freighter aircraft (Flight No. XYZ 123, from Zurich-Mumbai) while landing assuming was set on fire as it collided with a passenger flight PQR 102 on ground. The Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting team of MIAL along with Mumbai Fire brigade personnel extinguished the fire. For rescuing the survivors on board, MIAL’s newly acquired best-in-class rescue stair was also used during the drill. The simulation also included 210 passengers and 6 crew members on passenger aircraft and 4 crew members on the freighter aircraft who were categorised into four categories of casualties. The casualties requiring hospitalization were rushed to 07 hospitals with whom MIAL already has MoU for responding to such contingencies.
26/04/19 APN News
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