{"id":10701,"date":"2018-06-07T11:42:51","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T06:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.airwhizz.com\/?p=10701"},"modified":"2018-06-07T11:42:51","modified_gmt":"2018-06-07T06:12:51","slug":"mumbai-airport-breaks-recordhandles-1000-flights-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.airwhizz.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/07\/mumbai-airport-breaks-recordhandles-1000-flights-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Mumbai Airport Breaks Its Own Record,Handles Over 1000 Flights In A Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mumbai Airport, the world\u2019s busiest single-runway airport, has broken its own record by handling 1003 flights in a single day.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2018, Mumbai Airport handled 980 landings and take-offs, breaking the record for handling the most amount of flights in a single day, which was previously held by \u00a0UK\u2019s Gatwick International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the details of how Mumbai Airport managed this \u2013<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On Monday evening, due to pre-monsoon showers and heavy winds, 19 flights were diverted and many were delayed.<\/li>\n<li>As soon as the weather cleared up around midnight, these flights were accommodated at the airport.<\/li>\n<li>These delayed flights landed and took off past midnight on Monday, adding to Tuesday&#8217;s data.<\/li>\n<li>Between midnight of Monday and Tuesday, the airport handled 506 arrival and 497 departure flights.<\/li>\n<li>Domestic airlines recorded an on-time performance of 82%- 83%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Mumbai airport has 2 intersecting runways, however, only one runway is operational at a given point of time. The main runway can handle 46 flight movements per hour, while the secondary runway can handle 35 aircraft movements per hour.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mumbai International Airport Limited(MIAL) spokesperson, this record is an acknowledgment of the airport\u2019s effort to set a high benchmark in the global aviation industry. He also said that MIAL is committed and hope that they continue to bring greater efficiency, safety and reliability to their work in the future.<\/p>\n<p>In 2006, when MIAL (A joint venture between GVK &amp; Airports Authority Of India) took over the Mumbai Airport, it was handling up to 584 landings and take-offs in a day. As the years went by, the Indian aviation market continued to grow and the airport started to handle over 900 flights a day with airplanes arriving every 42 seconds at the airport.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2018, Mumbai Airport, along with the Delhi International Airport, was given the award for the \u2018World\u2019s Best Airport For Customer Experience\u2019 in the above-40 million passenger category by Airports Council International.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mumbai Airport, the world\u2019s busiest single-runway airport, has broken its own record by handling 1003 flights in a single day. In January 2018, Mumbai Airport handled 980 landings and take-offs, breaking the record for handling the most amount of flights in a single day, which was previously held by \u00a0UK\u2019s Gatwick International Airport. 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