Jaipur: There is some good news for air travelers from Jaipur who have to go to Delhi or Mumbai to catch international flights. The much-awaited runway extension work of the Jaipur airport will start from February 1. This will increase the length of the runway to 11,500 feet from its current 9,000 feet.
SN Borkar, director, Airports Authority of India(AAI), Jaipur had a meeting with various airlines officials and briefed them about the civic work .
"The work is expected to be complete in nearly 17 months. It is a project of Rs 98 crore which will facilitate Jaipur airport to accommodate the operations of big aircraft that including Boeing 747 and Airbus 320 which are mainly used in international flights," said Borkar while talking to TOI on Thursday.
During the work the flight operations will remain suspended from 8 am to 10 am and in the evening from 4 pm to 5 pm from February 1 to October 28, 2014 till further orders, Borkar added.
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