Show cause notices to Chennai, Ahmedabad airport Directors over safety issues

In a major worry, authorities of Chennai International Airport (MAA) and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) in Ahmedabad have received show-cause notices from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) over safety issues.

Airports in Ahmedabad and Chennai, which are run by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), were found not maintaining critical areas located in the premises of these aerodromes. The show-cause notices have been sent by DGCA, the regulatory body, after inspections were carried out at Chennai Airport and Ahmedabad Airport last week, according to an IE report.

These inspections were part of investigations undertaken in the wake of multiple instances of issues regarding aircraft landing at various airports across India during the ongoing monsoon season. The DGCA in its report mentioned that at both the airports, critical parts of the aerodrome, that are required to conduct safe operations, are not being maintained in compliance to the requirements laid down by the regulator, the report said.