New Delhi: Making it clear that the airport cannot accept any new schedules during morning and evening rush hours, the Bangalore airport authorities have asked all the domestic airlines operating to and from Bangalore to voluntarily reduce their frequencies during peak hours. The April 3 letter, a copy of which was obtained by Deccan Herald, says: “At present, HAL Bangalore airport is handling more than 300 movements per day to cater to the unprecedented air traffic growth. The airport has expanded/upgraded the infrastructure of the aerodrome to accommodate this high growth.
“In spite of this, the airport as well as airspace have reached a state of high saturation and each day there are conflicts in air space which are an indication of unsafe airspace. In this scenario, the airport management is not in a position to accept any additional/fresh flights at Bangalore. “
Airports Authority of India (AAI) sources told this newspaper that space was indeed available during the non-peak hours for the carriers to use the airport. They said: “We just cannot take more flights between 6.30 am and 11 am and 4 pm and 7 pm. Parking bays are not available and waiting periods for flights up to half an hour have become common."
17/04/06 B S Arun/Deccan Herald
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