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News agency ANI had earlier said that the airspace restrictions will remain in place till Republic Day and then till January 29, when the Beating Retreat ceremony will be held at Vijay Chowk in Delhi. The report also said that Delhi airport will be closed from 6 am to 9 pm on Republic Day, during which no flights can take off or land.
The NOTAM will not affect helicopter operations of the Air Force, Army or BSF or the Centre’s aircraft carrying the Governor or Chief Minister of a state. The temporary suspension of operations at one of the world’s busiest airports is an annual programme because Republic Day Tight security is in place in Delhi ahead of the ceremony.
Delhi by next week airport The daily closure of the airport for 145 minutes could affect commercial schedules as hundreds of flights were delayed, diverted and cancelled due to heavy fog for several weeks. Recently, a video went viral on the internet in which an angry passenger attacked an IndiGo flight captain after a delay of nearly 13 hours on a Delhi-Goa flight.
Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia this week announced a six-point action plan to deal with the disruption caused by fog in domestic and international commercial flight operations. In a post on X, Scindia detailed new SOPs for airlines to “minimise passenger inconvenience” and set up a ‘war room’. India will celebrate its 75th Republic Day next week, due to which security rules are being tightened.
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