Chennai airport, where operations were suspended till Sunday in the wake of floods, will partially resume flight operations from Saturday morning with the runway found to be safe for landings and departures.
"Flight operations from Chennai airport will resume partially from Saturday. The flights will operate during the day time,” Airports Authority of India Chairman R K Srivastava said.
The airport would open at 6 am and flights would operate till the daylight is there, he said.
The runway has been cleared for operations after inspections by officials and experts, another AAI official said.
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma said that his ministry has requested the airlines to maintain price cap in this time of crisis.
On Wednesday, AAI had announced that the airport would be shut till December 6 after heavy rains caused flooding of the runway and nearby operational areas.
On an average, Chennai airport handles 320 landings and departures. As many as 20 international airlines operate from Chennai airport apart from most of the domestic carriers.
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