OUR CORRESPONDENT
ITANAGAR: The inauguration of the newly constructed Donyi Polo Airport at Hollongi near Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh has been postponed till October due to the non-receipt of the flight schedule from the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), state Civil Aviation Minister Nakap Nalo said.
The airport was scheduled to be inaugurated on August 15 to mark India's 75th Independence Day but has been postponed due to non-receipt of the flight schedule from DGCA, Nalo said on his official Twitter handle. However, the construction of all infrastructure of the ambitious project has been completed.
"All the major civil constructions like the runway, air traffic control (ATC) tower, (interim) terminal building etc are complete. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has facilitated inspection by various regulatory authorities, successfully conducted flight calibrations and test landing of aircraft last month," the minister said in another tweet.
"It is learnt that the flight schedules would be prepared in October by DGCA. The airport will be inaugurated after the inclusion of the airport in the flight schedule," Nalo added.
The state Cabinet had recently approved the naming of the Hollongi Greenfield airport as "Donyi Polo Airport".
Also read: Airports Authority of India (AAI): Donyi Polo Airport in Arunachal Pradesh ready for flights
Also Watch: