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International airports at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai have been identified by the Airports Authority of India for accommodating the newly unveiled 555 seater A-380 aircrafts. This information was given to the Rajya Sabha by Minister for Civil Aviation, Shri Praful Patel.
Three parking bays have been identified at the Mumbai Airport, two at Delhi Airport and one parking bay at the Chennai Airport to handle A-380 type of aircrafts. The work of identifying parking bay at Kolkata is at the preliminary stage. The proposed new International Airports at Bangalore and Hyderabad would also have the facilities for handling A-380 aircraft. Studies have already been carried out for adequacy of Runway Length, Taxiway Width, Turning Raddi and apron parking positions at these airports.
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