Govt readies 4 airports for A380

New Delhi: Civil aviation minister Praful Patel said India has identified airports in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai as the designated gateways, which would be made ready to handle the 555-seater Airbus superjumbo A380 by next year.
Two aircraft bays are proposed to be constructed in Delhi, while the B-3 taxiway at Mumbai would be widened to equip these airports to handle the massive aircraft, Patel said.
"Besides, one bay would be constructed in Kolkata, while one bay has already been constructed in Chennai for A380,"the aviation minister said in Parliament on Thursday.
"The existing runway at Delhi and Mumbai airports are already capable of handling an A380 departure and landing, but the other facilities are being created,"the source added.
25/08/06 Times of India

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