Monday, April 14, 2014

Dubai runway closure to hit several flights from May 1

 Dubai runway closure to hit several flights from May 1

Several flights to Dubai would be
affected for 80 days from May one due to closure of two
runways there for upgrade, with Jet Airways and Air India
Express announcing shifting of most of their flights to
neighbouring Sharjah and revising timings for some operations.
    Indigo and Dubai-based Emirates also said they would slash
some of their flights between India and the UAE city.
    "With partial runway closure at Dubai airport from May one
to July 20, flights between Dubai and Amritsar, Lucknow,
Trichy, Jaipur and Pune will operate to and from Sharjah," Air
India Express said today.
    Similarly, Jet Airways would operate some flights with a
revised timing during this period to and from Sharjah. It
assured its passengers that there would be no cancellation of
any of its listed flights, a Jet spokesperson said.
    Some of Jet's flights to and from Mangalore, Mumbai and
Delhi would operate to Sharjah, though the private carrier
would fly to Dubai from Mumbai (9W 538) on Sundays.
    Both Jet and Air India Express have advised customers to
check their websites for detailed flight timings.
    A report in a Dubai daily said eight airlines, including
Jet Airways have applied for slots at Al Maktoum International
- Dubai's second airport - during the runway closure.
    IndiGo would also curtail some of its flights from Delhi
and Mumbai to Dubai temporarily, while Dubai-based Emirates
Airline would also temporarily reduce flights to Delhi and
Bangalore.
    An IndiGo spokesperson said the airline would operate 37
weekly flights from six Indian cities to Dubai International
airport from 56 weekly flights at present.
    In a statement, Dubai Airports said all systems would
undergo a comprehensive runway upgrade during the period.
    The work would last 80 days during which the runways
would be closed alternatively � the southern runway from May
one to May 31 and the northern runway from May 31 to July 20.
The number of flights at Dubai International is likely to be
reduced by 26 per cent during the repair. 

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