An aircraft of Pakistan Air Force with five military personnel aboard was allowed for an emergency landing in Lucknow on Sunday night because the airport authorities in India turned down their request to allow its landing at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. This decision was apparently taken in view of the presence of US President Barack Obama in the national Capital.
The aircraft was on its way from Rawalpindi to Shah Amanat International Airport, Chittagong, in Bangladesh. The aviation authorities of Pakistan wanted its landing in New Delhi for refuelling.
The plane was there at Lucknow's Chaudhari Charan Singh Airport for about an hour. It resumed its journey after getting fuel at the airport.
It was only on Sunday that R.K. Srivastava, chairman of Airports Authority of India, was in Lucknow to inspect the airport.
If sources are believed, it is a routine matter for flights between Pakistan and Bangladesh to get refuelled in New Delhi. But this aircraft, PAAF-854, was diverted to Lucknow.
27/01/15 Mail Today/India Today
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The aircraft was on its way from Rawalpindi to Shah Amanat International Airport, Chittagong, in Bangladesh. The aviation authorities of Pakistan wanted its landing in New Delhi for refuelling.
The plane was there at Lucknow's Chaudhari Charan Singh Airport for about an hour. It resumed its journey after getting fuel at the airport.
It was only on Sunday that R.K. Srivastava, chairman of Airports Authority of India, was in Lucknow to inspect the airport.
If sources are believed, it is a routine matter for flights between Pakistan and Bangladesh to get refuelled in New Delhi. But this aircraft, PAAF-854, was diverted to Lucknow.
27/01/15 Mail Today/India Today
