Nashik: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday gave its approval for passenger aircraft to land at night at the Ozar airport, 20 km from here, following successful trials in the past few months.
The airport is managed by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). The DGCA had already certified night landing instruments at the airport in the first half of May and asked HAL to conduct trials. Thereafter, a private airline conducted 10 trials during night during the second half of that month.
HAL, city MP Hemant Godse and industrial associations in Nashik were making efforts to get approval from the DGCA. TOI is in possession of a copy of the DGCA’s letter of approval for night landing.
“We have been waiting for DGCA’s approval for night landing for passenger aircraft. Private airlines will now be able to start operations from Ozar,” said Godse.
Spicejet was unable to start its Goa-Nashik operations under Udan as the arrival time of the flight from Goa is at 7 pm. The airline had won the bid under the second phase of Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) to operate on Nashik-Goa and Nashik-Hyderabad routes.
Earlier, the airline had even urged Goa airport authorities to advance the the take-off time from there so that flight could reach the Nashik airport before sunset and take off to Hyderabad. The Goa airport has, however, not given an early slot.
04/07/19 Tushar Pawar/Times of India
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The airport is managed by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). The DGCA had already certified night landing instruments at the airport in the first half of May and asked HAL to conduct trials. Thereafter, a private airline conducted 10 trials during night during the second half of that month.
HAL, city MP Hemant Godse and industrial associations in Nashik were making efforts to get approval from the DGCA. TOI is in possession of a copy of the DGCA’s letter of approval for night landing.
“We have been waiting for DGCA’s approval for night landing for passenger aircraft. Private airlines will now be able to start operations from Ozar,” said Godse.
Spicejet was unable to start its Goa-Nashik operations under Udan as the arrival time of the flight from Goa is at 7 pm. The airline had won the bid under the second phase of Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) to operate on Nashik-Goa and Nashik-Hyderabad routes.
Earlier, the airline had even urged Goa airport authorities to advance the the take-off time from there so that flight could reach the Nashik airport before sunset and take off to Hyderabad. The Goa airport has, however, not given an early slot.
04/07/19 Tushar Pawar/Times of India
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