Pak airspace shut: Overload on Mumbai ATC continues
TNN | Mar 2, 2019, 05:08 IST
Photo for representative purpose onlyMUMBAI: As Pakistan airspace remained closed for overflying flights, Mumbai airport traffic control continued to handle the overload of flights from the north of India and those from countries in the Far East.
Pakistan closed it's airspace on Wednesday 2pm, sending a load of overflying flights that connect east with the west towards Mumbai airspace. Though Pakistan airspace was opened on Friday, movement was restricted to domestic flights in Pakistan and international flights from the West that land in Pakistan.
Since the Pakistan airspace is still not open for international overflying flights, the re-routing over the Mumbai airspace continued for third day in a row.
On an average, the Mumbai airport traffic control handles about 700 overflying flights in 24 hours. Since the Pakistan airspace closure on Wednesday, it has been handling about 1,200 flights in a day. "It's incredibly stressful for pilots and air traffic controllers," said a source from the Mumbai ATC.
Pakistan closed it's airspace on Wednesday 2pm, sending a load of overflying flights that connect east with the west towards Mumbai airspace. Though Pakistan airspace was opened on Friday, movement was restricted to domestic flights in Pakistan and international flights from the West that land in Pakistan.
Since the Pakistan airspace is still not open for international overflying flights, the re-routing over the Mumbai airspace continued for third day in a row.
On an average, the Mumbai airport traffic control handles about 700 overflying flights in 24 hours. Since the Pakistan airspace closure on Wednesday, it has been handling about 1,200 flights in a day. "It's incredibly stressful for pilots and air traffic controllers," said a source from the Mumbai ATC.
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