By next week, passengers flying out of Mumbai airport will spend less time in the aircraft before take-off. This is because the airport operator and the Mumbai Air Traffic Control (ATC) have altered the angle of a taxiway for faster take-offs. The change will also ensure smoother, quicker operations by the airport operator Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd (MIAL) and its stakeholder. Mumbai airport beat UK’s Gatwick as it handled 45.2 million passengers using a single runway in the financial year ending in March. “At Mumbai airport, there are approvals for 45 slots in an hour, but we handle up to 48 operations.

Source: Hindustan Times August 09, 2017 11:31 UTC