New Delhi airport runway not fully operational at night

September 12th, 2009 MUMBAI - A Delhi-Mumbai Air India flight had a narrow escape when a dog was sighted on the main runway as the aircraft was preparing to land here Saturday evening, officials said. The incident occurred around 6.30 p.m.

August 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Delhi-bound Jet Airways flight skidded on the runway while taking off from Dhaka's Zia International Airport at about 11 a.m. Monday, a senior airport official here said.

July 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in the national capital boasts of three well-equipped runways, but flights, including those on international routes, continue to be delayed, especially at night. Most international flights that operate during peak hours at night are generally delayed ever since the Delhi High Court restricted the use of the third runway (No.29) after 10 p.m.

July 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Air traffic congestion at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here will end once the new terminal T3 becomes operational by April 2010, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said Thursday. "I do concede there there is a problem.

July 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Over 20 international flights were delayed late Friday evening due to repair work being undertaken at the new runway of Delhi airport, officials said. "The new runway is undergoing repair work and due to this all the flights are taking off and landing on the main runway 28.

June 25th, 2009 Report: Driver didn't know Boston runway was openBOSTON — Federal investigators say a truck driver who crossed a runway at Boston's Logan International Airport seconds before a jet took off behind him told them he didn't know the runway was open. The preliminary report filed by the National Transportation Safety Board last week says the driver wasn't in contact with air traffic controllers and wasn't cleared to cross.

June 18th, 2009 Close call at Boston as truck crosses runwayBOSTON — Authorities say a construction truck crossed an airport runway in Boston just before a plane took off behind it. Airport spokesman Phil Orlandella says the plane and truck were "seconds" from colliding Thursday morning at Logan International.

June 12th, 2009 LA airport unveils new runway safety systemLOS ANGELES — A new warning system designed to prevent runway accidents was unveiled Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport, which has been plagued for years by close calls and other safety violations on its runways and taxiways. The $7 million runway status lights system relies on radar and red lights on the pavement of one runway and eight taxiways to tell pilots when it is safe to cross or take off.

May 31st, 2009 MUMBAI/NEW DELHI - A major disaster was averted at the Mumbai airport Sunday when two passenger aircraft proceeded for take off simultaneously from two runways, but their pilots stopped the planes in the nick of time, airport officials said. A probe has been ordered into the near miss.

May 31st, 2009 MUMBAI - An aviation disaster was averted at Mumbai airport Sunday when two aircraft got clearance to take off simultaneously from two runways but the pilots stopped the planes in the nick of time, an airport official said. The incident occurred at 7.27 a.m.

April 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The new domestic departure terminal of the Indira Gandhi International airport became operational here Sunday with an Indigo flight taking off for Guwahati early in the morning. A spokesperson of airport developer Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), a GMR-led consortium, told IANS: 'The first Indigo flight for Guwahati took off at 5.30 a.m.

February 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The international airport was Wednesday battling power outages with no lifts or escalators working, a day ahead of the inauguration of a new departure terminal. Though essential services were functioning normally, commuters, many of them with heavy bags, had a harrowing time with neither lifts nor escalators working at the dimly lit Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport.

February 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A new departure terminal at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, which will be able to handle all outbound domestic passengers, will be operational by March-end, officials said. The new terminal, 1D, set up at an investment of Rs.5 billion (Rs.500 crore), will be inaugurated Thursday, but will be opened for passengers only by March-end, said an official of Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), which runs the IGI Airport.

February 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - A tragedy was averted Monday when the pilot of a New Delhi-bound Air India flight aborted take-off from the Mumbai airport after he spotted an army chopper landing on the same runway. The helicopter was part of President Pratibha Patil's entourage, an Air India spokesperson said.

January 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - At least 30 flights were cancelled and six delayed as dense fog engulfed Delhi Monday, an official said. An Air India flight from Muscat was diverted to Jaipur early morning as visibility at the runway here dropped to less than 100 metres, an official at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) said.