Hyderabad: With the Begumpet Airport recording more than 150 movements a day, authorities are now focusing on implementing better safety measures.
Airports Authority of India (AAI) has asked owners of high-rise building, which are located in the funnel zone of Begumpet Airport, to compulsorily install obstruction lights (aircraft warning lights) on rooftops and also apply for NOCs for their properties. The obstruction lights warn pilots about high-rise structures, and help them land aircraft safely, said officials.
The Begumpet airport has been seeing heavy traffic in recent years. VIPs, including top politicians, and industrialists prefer this airport as it located in the heart of the city. Also, the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is located outside the city, requiring longer travel time.
Among the VVIPs that use this airport are Vice-President, M Venkaiah Naidu, who regularly visits Hyderabad for official and non-official purposes, the chief ministers of both Telugu states, and Union and state ministers. Secunderabad MP, G Kishan Reddy, has also been using this airport frequently after becoming Union minister of state for home affairs.
VVIPs, including President, Prime Minister, and Union ministers also prefer arriving at the Begumpet airport. The airport also sees heavy movement of top industrialists and businessmen, who take chartered flights from here.
08/08/19 Sunil Mungara/Times of India
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Airports Authority of India (AAI) has asked owners of high-rise building, which are located in the funnel zone of Begumpet Airport, to compulsorily install obstruction lights (aircraft warning lights) on rooftops and also apply for NOCs for their properties. The obstruction lights warn pilots about high-rise structures, and help them land aircraft safely, said officials.
The Begumpet airport has been seeing heavy traffic in recent years. VIPs, including top politicians, and industrialists prefer this airport as it located in the heart of the city. Also, the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is located outside the city, requiring longer travel time.
Among the VVIPs that use this airport are Vice-President, M Venkaiah Naidu, who regularly visits Hyderabad for official and non-official purposes, the chief ministers of both Telugu states, and Union and state ministers. Secunderabad MP, G Kishan Reddy, has also been using this airport frequently after becoming Union minister of state for home affairs.
VVIPs, including President, Prime Minister, and Union ministers also prefer arriving at the Begumpet airport. The airport also sees heavy movement of top industrialists and businessmen, who take chartered flights from here.
08/08/19 Sunil Mungara/Times of India
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