The dual elevated Eastern Cross taxiway and the fourth runway at the airport in the national capital will be operational from July 13, a senior official said on Friday. The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in the national capital now has three runways. With the Eastern Cross Taxiways (ECT), the distance an aircraft has to travel after landing on the third runway and traveling to Terminal 1 will now be reduced from 9 kms to 2 kms.
This will also reduce the time passengers spend on the road before and after take off and landing. GMR Group Deputy Managing Director I Prabhakar Rao said on Friday that the fourth runway and ECT would be operational from July 13. Bharat times
