Monday, February 03, 2020

90 flights in Lucknow to be affected by DefExpo

Lucknow: Around 90 flights in Lucknow will be rescheduled due to the Defence Expo which will be held from February 5 to 9.

This rescheduling of flights from February 4 to 8 will impact more than 22,000 passengers.

According to sources, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has taken this decision to create a safe zone for high-speed aircraft that can fly at 2,700 km per hour.

Fighter planes like Rafale, which India is soon going to acquire from France, F-35 Lightning II of US defence manufacturer Lockheed Martin, which the US wants to sell to India, will be seen on Lucknow's skyline during the Expo.

Fighter jets - Sukhoi 30 MKI, Jaguar and helicopters like Chinook and Cheetah would also be flying from Lucknow airport and Bakshi Ka Talab airport.

Sanjay Narain, spokesperson, AAI, said: "The air show would be among the major attractions of DefExpo, which is why such measures have been undertaken. The fighter planes participating in the show would take off and land at the Chaudhary Charan Singh (CCS) Airport in Lucknow.
03/02/20 IANS/daijiworld
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