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The collapse of the cold storage will not be a deterrent for upgradation and restoration of the Cooch Behar airport because the cold storage was outside the airport area and with its demolition the approach path of flights to the airport has been cleared, a senior official of Airports Authority of India (national airports division) said from Cooch Behar today.
He said that the airport was now complete for flight operation. The safety aspects, according to the stipulations of the directorate general of civil aviation, have been completed.
A team from New Delhi will reach Cooch Behar tomorrow and carry out a safety audit to ensure that all stipulations were maintained. After the audit team confirms that the safety standards were in keeping with the DGCA stipulations, Notice to Airmen (Notam) will be issued to airlines to operate flights.
After airlines conduct trial runs of flights, the DGCA will notify that the aerodrome was opened for commercial and other flights, the official added.
The official said that the airport would be now usable with flights with load restrictions which in other words can be called open for partial operation because the runway is now 4,500-feet long so aircraft will have to restrict with limited load. Later, the runway would be further lengthened for full operation with flights carrying more loads, he added.

Courtesy: The Statesman