DGCA to audit 12 airports in heavy rain areas

In a fallout of last Friday's deadly Air India Express crash-landing at Calicut, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has temporarily barred wide body aircraft operations from this table-top airport. The DGCA has also started an audit of 10 to 12 airports in heavy rain areas where physical examination will be conducted of several factors like runway friction, slope, operational area lighting and overall communication and navigation (CNS) systems.