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Wadala highrise will be an aviation nightmare
Updated On: 21 June, 2009 07:07 AM IST | | Aditya Anand
MUMBAI'S first iconic tower may have got the licence to rise high at Wadala, but the 101-floor tower is set to increase challenges for pilots and air traffic controllers alike.
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According to aviation experts, the tower will discomfort passengers by adding to delays in aircraft takeoffs and landings at Mumbai airport. "The direct fallout will be that the entire flying stretch over Wadala-Sewri-Parel will not be available for holding (aviation term for hovering around due to congestion at point of destination), since the building will be over 100 floors in height," air marshal (retd) S Ramdas said.
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According to aviation experts, the tower will discomfort passengers by adding to delays in aircraft takeoffs and landings at Mumbai airport. "The direct fallout will be that the entire flying stretch over Wadala-Sewri-Parel will not be available for holding (aviation term for hovering around due to congestion at point of destination), since the building will be over 100 floors in height," air marshal (retd) S Ramdas said.
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