AAI takes huge step towards restructuring of Upper Indian Airspace for enhanced capacity and efficiency

Airports Authority of India (AAI), the Air Navigation Services provider in Indian Airspace has taken a huge step towards enhancement of capacity, efficiency and to ensure highest level of safety in the air space over India and associated oceanic airspace. On 25 th March 2021, the Upper airspace above 25,000 feet over North Eastern Region got integrated with Kolkata Communications, Navigation, Surveillance & Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) facility and will be controlled from Kolkata ATC Centre. Earlier, it was being controlled from Guwahati ATC Centre. Shri Anuj Aggarwal, Chairman, AAI inaugurated the operationalisation of the integration through a video link in presence of Shri I.N. Murthy, Member (ANS), AAI at New Delhi and Shri Manoj Gangal, Regional Executive Director- Eastern Region & Smt Shyamli Halder GM (ATM), Kolkata Airport at Kolkata.