Pune: Mumbai is among the six major airports in the country that needs to procure DARK (disabled aircraft recovery kit) by March next year following a directive from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). This will benefit Pune too since, in case of any eventuality of the kind here, the city airport authorities can source the kit from Mumbai in under two hours.
Besides, sources in the Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) Limited, which manages the fast-growing Shirdi airport, said they too would consider getting the equipment in the next two years.
“Both airports are not far from Pune. While Mumbai is around 150km from the city, Shirdi is around 190km away. Though presently there is no direct flight connectivity from Pune to Mumbai or Shirdi, in case of an emergency anything can be arranged. It would take maximum two hours or even less for the equipment to be brought to Pune if needed,” a source told TOI.
The DGCA directive had come in July much after the incident in which a SpiceJet aircraft got stuck in mud after overshooting the main runway at the Mumbai airport. The runway had to be shut for three days, which led to the cancellation of more than 200 flights and delays galore till the aircraft was salvaged.
26/08/19 Joy Sengupta/Times of India
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Besides, sources in the Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) Limited, which manages the fast-growing Shirdi airport, said they too would consider getting the equipment in the next two years.
“Both airports are not far from Pune. While Mumbai is around 150km from the city, Shirdi is around 190km away. Though presently there is no direct flight connectivity from Pune to Mumbai or Shirdi, in case of an emergency anything can be arranged. It would take maximum two hours or even less for the equipment to be brought to Pune if needed,” a source told TOI.
The DGCA directive had come in July much after the incident in which a SpiceJet aircraft got stuck in mud after overshooting the main runway at the Mumbai airport. The runway had to be shut for three days, which led to the cancellation of more than 200 flights and delays galore till the aircraft was salvaged.
26/08/19 Joy Sengupta/Times of India
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