The Air India plane, which final month suffered harm at Pune airport after hitting a pushback tug, continues to be parked on the parking bay of the airport, compounding the issue of area scarcity.
The airport, which is a civil enclave at an Air Drive Station, operates with restricted infrastructure and has a complete of 10 parking bays, of which 5 are distant.
Talking to mediapersons on Sunday, Minister of State Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol mentioned that the problem of the broken plane mendacity within the parking bay was raised with him and he has initiated the method in order that it could possibly be shifted out of the parking bay and the realm could possibly be utilized by different airways. He mentioned the broken plane was affecting the operation of seven to eight flights per day.
“We have to shift it to the defence land for which we want permission from Ministry of Defence. I’ve handed over a letter to accumulate permission to shift out the plane on defence land to (Minister of Defence) Rajnath Singhji. The Director Normal of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has already given a clearance for shifting and restore. The technical group has reached Pune and the spare components required for the work are on the best way,” mentioned Mohol.
Director of Pune Airport Santosh Dhoke informed The Indian Express that the plane concerned within the accident with the pushback tug stays parked on the airport. “It’s inflicting some inconvenience,” he mentioned.
On Could 17, the Delhi-bound Air India flight with 180 passengers aboard had collided with a pushback tug automobile on the Pune airport. Whereas there was no harm to any passenger, the plane suffered harm close to the stomach.
Mohol reviewed the progress of varied initiatives linked to Pune Airport in a gathering with AAI officers and Pune Divisional Commissioner. He has promised to expedite the work for growth of runway and operationalisation of the airport’s new terminal.
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