The primary runway of the city airport was shut for over four hours on Friday afternoon due to a mock drill session. A few flights are said to have been affected by the exercise, though airport officials denied any major delays.
The drill comes in the backdrop of evacuation of 59 passengers earlier this week after a Jet Airways plane was stuck at the runway of Khajuraho airport because of problem in the landing gear.
According to airport officials, the mock drill exercise started at 11.02am and lasted till 2.09pm. A Jet Airways aircraft was used for it; representatives from other airlines acted as observers. Several agencies, including the local police, CISF, DGCA, immigration, customs, fire department and hospitals, were also involved in the session.
As per the plan, the aircraft's pilot called up the ATC asking for permission to land as he suspected hydraulic failure in the engine. However, during landing, communication between them disconnected and the plane skid off the runway. Soon, an Emergency Response Cell (ERC) swung into action, sending an SMS alert to all authorities concerned regarding the incident. At stake were the 75 on board. The rescue mission started and ended only after evacuation of all passengers and crew members on board.
18/04/15 Daily News & Analysis
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The drill comes in the backdrop of evacuation of 59 passengers earlier this week after a Jet Airways plane was stuck at the runway of Khajuraho airport because of problem in the landing gear.
According to airport officials, the mock drill exercise started at 11.02am and lasted till 2.09pm. A Jet Airways aircraft was used for it; representatives from other airlines acted as observers. Several agencies, including the local police, CISF, DGCA, immigration, customs, fire department and hospitals, were also involved in the session.
As per the plan, the aircraft's pilot called up the ATC asking for permission to land as he suspected hydraulic failure in the engine. However, during landing, communication between them disconnected and the plane skid off the runway. Soon, an Emergency Response Cell (ERC) swung into action, sending an SMS alert to all authorities concerned regarding the incident. At stake were the 75 on board. The rescue mission started and ended only after evacuation of all passengers and crew members on board.
18/04/15 Daily News & Analysis
