BENGALURU: The New South Parallel Runway of the Kempegowda International Airport, which only has restricted flight operations now, is all set to become fully functional from February 26, said aviation sources. A month after operations are stabilised, the North Parallel Runway which has been in operation since 2008 will close for upgradation works and open only after seven months.
According to the Airports Authority of India supplement notification issued on its website on January 30, runway RWY 09L/27R will be closed for rehabilitation works and for upgrading it from CAT I to CAT III. It will be effective from March 26 to November 4, 2020, it said. At present, the runway cannot operate during low-visibility conditions caused by dense fog as it is only CAT-I compliant and this drawback has messed up winter vacation plans of flyers for over a decade.
