Flying to Delhi? Be ready for delays due to runway repairs
Those flying to Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) may face inconvenience as the airport is set to undertake some necessary and preventive repair works on runway 10/28. An airport official said the repair work is expected to start from April 5 and take a week to be completed. Till runway 10/28 is shut, runways 09/27 and 11/29 will be fully available round the clock to handle the traffic, the official added. “These two runways would be sufficient to take care of the current air traffic movement. Once the repair work is completed and the runway becomes operational, the airside efficiency of IGI Airport will improve,” airport operator Delhi International Airport (P) Ltd said in a statement.
PIL urges stay on test flights near HAL airport
The Karnataka high court has adjourned the hearing to Wednesday with regards to a PIL seeking a stay on all experimental and test flying in the vicinity of HAL airport. The PIL, filed by city advocate N P Amrutesh , apart from seeking regulations and alternative venue for test flying, also seeks for setting up of an appropriate authority to issue NOCs with regard to construction around HAL airport. In support, the PIL cites the order of a single bench highlighting that there is humongous risk to all inhabitants surrounding the unique defence aerodrome.