Panel makes a case for decongesting air space

  • 26/03/2008

  • Indian Express (New Delhi)

The congestion in the skies has caught the attention of the high-level committee instituted by the Ministry of Civil Aviation last year. While submitting the "master plan for next generation futuristic air navigation services', the committee headed by former Civil Aviation Secretary Ajay Prasad has recommended that Air Traffic Control (ATC) procedures be reviewed to ensure less congestion at major airports. The committee has recommended that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) should immediately implement international standards of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). According to these, air traffic flow management should be implemented for airspace where air traffic demand exceeds capacity