Union Minister of State, Civil Aviation, Mahesh Sharma, today cautioned that the Jammu airport was waiting for a "catastrophe" due to the size of its airstrip which was far less than the set standard.
"The only domestic airport in Jammu region is waiting for a catastrophe to take place," Sharma said at a function here.
"The
standard size of the airstrip is 9,000 feet while in Jammu it is 6,770
feet. If an aircraft with 150 passengers booked to its capacity tries to
land here there are every possibility of a crash," he said.
The Union minister said that the Jammu airport was not suited for the landing of an aircraft facing an emergency.
"I
am told that aircraft coming here have to leave 25 seats vacant as it
is dangerous for a loaded aircraft to land here," he said.
- Source: http://www.outlookindia.com
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