Overview
- An Airports Authority of India calibration flight successfully verified key navigation and communication systems, including ILS, VOR, DME and tower links.
- Runway 10’s localizer, glide path and PAPI were calibrated without issues, and a similar exercise on Runway 28 is planned next week.
- Officials said the results are being sent to the DGCA for licensing, with the regulator earlier indicating a possible approval by November 7.
- Timelines for starting services vary by outlet and officials, with projections ranging from December to April and no inauguration date announced.
- Phase one opens with a single runway and terminal sized for about 12 million passengers; security clearances are in place, ORAT trials have run, and IndiGo and Akasa have signed on, with IndiGo expected to launch operations.