Airlines told to skip main runway at Mumbai

In a bid to ease air traffic congestion at Mumbai airport, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) has urged all airlines, especially domestic carriers to use the secondary runway (14/32) during peak hours.
Opening this runway, which crosses the main runway (9/27), will not only facilitate quicker dispersal of traffic, but also amount to huge savings for airlines which have to either circle over Mumbai while waiting for permission to land or queue up for take off.
The secondary runway, which is usually used when the primary one is closed for maintenance, will be opened up for regular use from September 20.
This decision, say industry sources, was taken during a high level meeting chaired by Praful Patel, Union Minister of Civil Aviation, on September 7 in Delhi.
14/09/06 Gouri Shah.Bhargavi Kerur/Daily News & Analysis

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