Mumbai:
Both runways at the Mumbai airport will remain closed for five hours today.
Lights at the intersection of the runways have to be realigned because the runways have been made wider. So from 11.30 am to 4.30 pm, the runways will be off-limits.
The runways will be closed for the same span of time (five hours) on April 30 as well.
All airlines were informed about the changes, say airport officials. Hence, flights in and out of Mumbai have been drastically rescheduled.
Mumbai is India's second-busiest airport after Delhi. Sources at airlines say they expect considerable delays once the runways open at 4.30 pm because of a massive backlog.
The runways are being widened from 45 metres to 60 metres to allow planes like the massive A 380s to use them comfortably.