Repair of airport wall begins in Surat


Surat, 14 November 2014

A week after accident between Spice Jet aircraft and buffalo on runway, Surat airport has started repairing work of airport boundary wall.

Airport Authority of India(AAI) has made allotment of Rs. 3 crore for this purpose.

As per an estimate, 320 meter area lacks fencing while 175 meter part of wall is damaged.

As Surat Municipal Corporation(SMC) teams have removed bushes and weeds located next to damaged part of the wall, the repair work has become possible now.

Surat city always rises from crisis. There is no doubt that the accident on runway will make Surat airport safer.