Pune: At least there are two flights diverted while more than a dozen are delayed after an error in the lights circuit located on the edge of the airport pune runway tonight.
Resources at the airport told Tii that while the operation slowly continued and five landings had occurred since 19:30, work on the runway was ongoing and carried out by the Indian Air Force.
The runway and airport air traffic control is managed by the Air Force.
“After the Runway Recarpeting work, the IAF is currently working on the runway.
Now some lights are used in accordance with our information 6pm to 8 nights only.
But the situation changes normally and now the flight has begun to land.
The arrival has been influenced by more than departure, “a source at the airport told Tii.
Between 6pm to 9pm, 12 arrivals and around 10 departures were delayed more than an hour because of obstacles.
Indian air flights came to Pune from Delhi diverted to Hyderabad while Spicejet flights came from Kolkata diverted to Mumbai.
Flights came from cities such as Delhi, Bengaluru, Jaipur, Ahmadabad, Mumbai etc., seeing delays.
Similarly flights that take off for Nagpur, Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata etc., are delayed.
Sudhir Mehta, President of the Chamber of Commerce Marhatta and Agriculture is in Indian Air Flights.
“We were in Hyderabad at this time and airline officials said that the flight would take off for Pune in half an hour.
The pilot announced the transfer of flights stating that there was a problem with the runway lamp at Pune airport.
This incident shows how bad the city needs a new airport, “Mehta told Toi.
The runway edge lamp is used to mark the edge of the runway after sunset or during bad weather conditions.
“They rescheduled Kolkata flights many times and are now diverted.
My parents, who are senior citizens, have waited at the airport for hours now, Tania Roy, who was supposed to fly to Kolkata at 7pm, told Tii.
Saying that chaos still at the airport with many flights have not landed or take off.