Panel to decide if Hindon terminal may cut flights to stop cancellations
The civilian adjunct of the IAF base has faced frequent flight cancellations after
IndiGo
and Air India Express started operations of overlapping flights to Kolkata, Patna, Varanasi, Mumbai and Bengaluru within short intervals of 40-45 minutes.
A dawn-to-dusk flight rule and limited parking bays for commercial aircraft add to the burden.
Ghaziabad MP Atul Garg, who chairs the AAC, said the problem had been acknowledged at multiple levels. "It is now clear that cancellations are largely the result of increased flight movements within IAF constraints. We are in talks with the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the defence ministry and airlines to secure at least two additional parking bays from IAF.
But until the terminal expansion is complete, a reduction in overlapping flights may be necessary," Garg said.
Another option under discussion is persuading IndiGo and Air India Express to operate on alternate routes or staggered schedules, avoiding same-day, near-identical services on the busiest sectors. "As of now, they operate to the same cities within a span of about 40-45 minutes," Garg added.
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A senior AAI official, however, noted that the AAC has limited influence over the decision, as route planning is primarily the responsibility of the airlines.
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"The most viable option is for IndiGo and Air India Express to work out an arrangement themselves. Persistent delays and cancellations risk damaging their reputation as well as passenger confidence,"the official said.
Currently, Hindon Civil Terminal handles 21 flight services.
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