After a 4-day break, Chennai airport bounces back to life.
Normal flight operations, domestic and inter national, will resume a Chennai airport from Mon day , Airports Authority of India said on Sunday . The announcement came soon after partial operations were resumed at the airport with five flights taking off almost a week after flooded run ways caused the airport to shut down. The flights were handled after the runway and the instrument landing system were declared safe.
Civil Aviation authorities said the airport that was shut down last Wednesday due to heavy inundation is now ready for operation day and night.
The Chennai Airport has become fully operational from this morning, as airliners are resuming their domestic and international flights from.
Civil Aviation authorities said the airport that was shut down last Wednesday due to heavy inundation is now ready for operation day and night.
We are happy to announce that it has been decided to resume the round the clock services, all weather operations from 6 am December 7. In other words, from 7th December, 2015, normal operations of Chennai Airport i.e. both Domestic and International flight operations will start operating," said a statement released by Chennai Airport Director Deepak Shastri.
We are happy to announce that it has been decided to resume the round the clock services, all weather operations from 6 am December 7. In other words, from 7th December, 2015, normal operations of Chennai Airport i.e. both Domestic and International flight operations will start operating," said a statement released by Chennai Airport Director Deepak Shastri.
With this, the city has got integrated with all modes of transport that were hugely affected by the recent floods.
The first flight to reach Chennai in a week -an Air India from Delhi -brought just 30 passengers in the afternoon. IndiGo also operated a flight from Delhi to Chennai and back.
Directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) had al lowed the airport only a 12 hour window for operations from 6am to 5.41pm. Flights arrived using visual and instrument guided landing. "Night operations will no be there on Sunday . More inspections will be done to certify the airport fit for nigh operation," airport director Deepak Shastri said earlier on Sunday
An airport official said an Air India flight to Port Blair took off with 150 passengers at 10.50am after Air India's proving flight landed amid a visibility of 2,000 metres in the morning. The proving flight is an aircraft which is flown without passengers as an operational test, in this case to certify whether the airport was fit for use. "Pilots informed us that the runway surface was good," the official added. "As of now, the airport is en for flights. Air India has open for flights. Air India has started to operate, while Jet Airways has expressed interest in starting services. Domestic arrivals will be handled at the international arrival because the building is yet to be salvaged fully," the official added.
Hyderabad and Delhi, while Jet Airways operated one to Bengaluru.
"The schedule of other airlines is awaited," a DGCA official said. Officials of DGCA and the civil aviation ministry will inspect the airport on Monday . The airport had to be shut down after the runway and taxiways got flooded on December 1.
On Sunday , apart from the flight to Port Blair, Air India operated two others in the afternoon, to
Normal flight operations, domestic and inter national, will resume a Chennai airport from Mon day , Airports Authority of India said on Sunday . The announcement came soon after partial operations were resumed at the airport with five flights taking off almost a week after flooded run ways caused the airport to shut down. The flights were handled after the runway and the instrument landing system were declared safe.
Civil Aviation authorities said the airport that was shut down last Wednesday due to heavy inundation is now ready for operation day and night.
The Chennai Airport has become fully operational from this morning, as airliners are resuming their domestic and international flights from.
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Civil Aviation authorities said the airport that was shut down last Wednesday due to heavy inundation is now ready for operation day and night.
We are happy to announce that it has been decided to resume the round the clock services, all weather operations from 6 am December 7. In other words, from 7th December, 2015, normal operations of Chennai Airport i.e. both Domestic and International flight operations will start operating," said a statement released by Chennai Airport Director Deepak Shastri.
We are happy to announce that it has been decided to resume the round the clock services, all weather operations from 6 am December 7. In other words, from 7th December, 2015, normal operations of Chennai Airport i.e. both Domestic and International flight operations will start operating," said a statement released by Chennai Airport Director Deepak Shastri.
With this, the city has got integrated with all modes of transport that were hugely affected by the recent floods.
The first flight to reach Chennai in a week -an Air India from Delhi -brought just 30 passengers in the afternoon. IndiGo also operated a flight from Delhi to Chennai and back.
Directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) had al lowed the airport only a 12 hour window for operations from 6am to 5.41pm. Flights arrived using visual and instrument guided landing. "Night operations will no be there on Sunday . More inspections will be done to certify the airport fit for nigh operation," airport director Deepak Shastri said earlier on Sunday
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An airport official said an Air India flight to Port Blair took off with 150 passengers at 10.50am after Air India's proving flight landed amid a visibility of 2,000 metres in the morning. The proving flight is an aircraft which is flown without passengers as an operational test, in this case to certify whether the airport was fit for use. "Pilots informed us that the runway surface was good," the official added. "As of now, the airport is en for flights. Air India has open for flights. Air India has started to operate, while Jet Airways has expressed interest in starting services. Domestic arrivals will be handled at the international arrival because the building is yet to be salvaged fully," the official added.
Hyderabad and Delhi, while Jet Airways operated one to Bengaluru.
"The schedule of other airlines is awaited," a DGCA official said. Officials of DGCA and the civil aviation ministry will inspect the airport on Monday . The airport had to be shut down after the runway and taxiways got flooded on December 1.
On Sunday , apart from the flight to Port Blair, Air India operated two others in the afternoon, to
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