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| By Suvajit Dutta |
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010 (15:50:29) |
| Tags : Mumbai, airport |
Juhu airport to get extended
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| Mumbai: To counter the increasing level of air traffic jam in Mumbai, the state government has now diverted its attention towards reviewing its vintage scheme of extending the Juhu airport to relieve some pressure from its Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA).
The AAI (Airports Authority of India) has asked its consulting chief KPMG to design a renovation plan for the Juhu airport.
At present, the runway at Juhu airport stretches up to 4,000 ft long. In the first stage of the development process, the runway will be stretched to 5,500 feet so that it can support ATRs.
The ultimate development scheme is to lengthen the runway up to 7,500 ft, so that it can accommodate bigger airplanes. However the implementation of such a plan calls for repossessing the sea, which means that it will require the approval of the environmental ministry. |
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