New Delhi, March 17: Government today gave the go-ahead for closure of IGI airport’s main runway for maintenance and repair work set to begin from April 2.
The government’s nod came after Civil Aviation Secretary M Madhavan Nambair reviewed the preparedness of DIAL to handle traffic during the period when the repair work is undertaken.
“The civil aviation secretary reviewed preparedness of the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) to handle traffic at IGI Airport during the closure of main runway (10/28) from April 2 onwards for maintenance and repair,” a Civil Aviation Ministry spokesperson said.
He said the review was carried out to ensure minimum disruption of air traffic, inconvenience to the travelling passengers and to minimise operational difficulties to airlines.
DIAL said it would begin the work on the runway on April 2 and make it fully operational by September 28.
–Agencies