Crash and learn: City airport organises a real-time drill

To check its preparedness in an emergency like a plane crash, Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) conducted a real-time simulated exercise on Sunday to check the efficiency of procedures and personnel. Participants were expected to complete the drill in the required time frame, to minimise issues in the case of a real emergency.

According to the airport operator Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd (MIAL), this is the first time an airport of this stature has conducted an emergency response exercise outside the airport premises, in collaboration with all its other stakeholders.

“Through these real-time exercises, it becomes integral for servicing bodies to work towards the overall betterment of passengers,” said an official.