Goa's lone airport at Dabolim is heading for an annual maintenance closure for three days during day time from April 5.
The
Navy, which maintains the airport, announced that the aerodrome would
be closed for all civil and military flying between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m.
from April 5 to 8. Navy's public relations officer Commander Prashant
Mathur said flights were being rescheduled and measures taken to avoid
inconvenience to passengers.
The
Airports Authority of India spokesman said every day 25-35 flights
would have to be rescheduled. The AAI had not received any intimation of
cancellation of domestic or international flights. The airport has
maximum traffic early in the morning after which it is opened for
military operations.
The
civil flights arrive back in the afternoon from 1 p.m. "The slot
between 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. will be affected due to the closure," the AAI
spokesman said.
The
Navy has said that high density traffic - especially of the wide-bodied
aircraft during tourist season and military operations - requires
preventive periodic maintenance of the runway.
"The
planned repairs would go a long way in facilitating safe and efficient
operations, especially during monsoon," the naval spokesman said.
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