HC tells DGCA & AAI to file affidavits on expanding Shillong Airport

The Meghalaya High Court has asked the Airports Authority of India and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to file affidavits and indicate the feasibility of expansion of the Shillong Airport to accommodate long-haul flights and larger aircraft to reduce time for visitors to reach the hill state.

“Both the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) were required to file affidavits indicating the feasibility of expanding the Umroi airport to accommodate long-haul flights including Boeing and like aircraft,” A division bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee said in an order for a hearing conducted on Monday.