AVI-MUMBAIAIRPORT-CLOSURE

Mumbai airport runway to remain shut between 11pm-5am on Tue
    Mumbai, Oct 22 (PTI) Air passengers departing and
arriving at the city airport may face a tough time Tuesday as
both the main and secondary runways will remain shut for
operations for six hours, starting 11 am, for repair and
maintenance work.
    Mumbai airport will undertake runway maintenance and
repair in two phases between October, and February-March
period.
    The move is likely to affect as many a many as 300
flights per day during the period.
    "Mumbai airport runway will be closed from 1100 hours
to 1700 hours IST. Please visit Air India website, app or
contact call centre for details on rescheduled and cancelled
flights," national carrier Air India informed its passengers
through a tweet Monday.
    The flights of others carriers are also expected to be
hit in a big way, a source said.
    Due to the work, both the runways 09/27 and 14/32
will remain shut for operations between 11 am and 5 pm on
October 23, Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) had
said earlier on October 4.
    In the second phase, the maintenance and repair work
on the intersection will be carried out between February 7 and
March 30 (except on March 21) from 11 am to 5 pm on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays.
    While the primary runway can handle up to 50 arrivals
and departures an hour against the declared capacity of 46,
the secondary runway has a capacity of 35 flight movements an
hour.
    The airport handles about 1,000 flights a day on an
average. PTI IAS
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