Bangalore airport - Chaos Unfolding Shortly
From Daily News & Analysis - (The) runway at the Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) will be closed between 10.30 am and 5.30 pm from March 11 to April 3 for maintenance... “With the help of Air-Traffic Control (ATC), the maximum number of flights will be accommodated in the hours immediately preceding and following the closure hours,” they said. Oh, did I mention that there is only one (count it, One ) runway at BIA? And they're effectively taking it offline? And Bangalore is, kinda, a bit of an important city vis-a-vis business and travel? Turns out, its to avoid a safety disaster The resurfacing is necessary to avoid a safety disaster. “The weekly maintenance which is carried out by shutting the runway for four hours every week is not enough to maintain the runway and if the resurfacing work is not initiated the runway could crack up at some points and cave in,” sources said. Aviation experts said any runway built complying with international ...