Mumbai: Mumbai airport has switched to using a single runway to enhance its flight handling capacity, but lack of proper infrastructure has made delays almost perennial at the airport, say senior officials.
In July, 304 flights were delayed more than once in five times they operated from the runway. The figure was 82% more than May, when only 167 flights were repeatedly late. January and February witnessed the maximum delays with more than 350 flights delayed repeatedly. Only in May did the number of delayed flights drop below 200.
Officials said currently, the network of taxiways is not fully ready. "Currently, most aircraft exit the runway in about 49 seconds, which goes up to even a minute. With better infrastructure, it can be brought down to about 45 seconds or less," said an airport official.
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