After a spate of near-misses, unsafe landings and a blackout, are passengers still safe at Mumbai airport?
Air mishaps are, by no means, a new phenomenon. However, after the devastating Mangalore air crash last month, a total blackout at the Mumbai airport for 10 minutes on Tuesday and a substantial increase in avoidable near-misses, the one question on everybody’s mind is: Is flying a safe bet anymore? THROWN OFF GEAR: Heavy rain, strong winds and fluctuating visibility hit flight schedules at the Mumbai airport yesterday. PIC/ SAYED SAMEER ABEDI And, with the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport recording as many as 742 movements a day against its safe-sanctioned capacity of a mere 500, MiD DAY set out to find exactly how hard you need to pray for your aircraft to land safely in the city. There was a total blackout at the Mumbai airport between 5.15 am and 5.25 am on Tuesday. Speaking to MiD DAY, a senior official from the Mumbai Air Traffic Control, on condition of anonymity, said “Yes, there was no power supply for some time, which caused a complete shutdown in operations. There wa
