Islamabad airport’s Bay 21 becomes no-go area for planes
RAWALPINDI: A rut, a longitudinal depression caused by excessive load, has appeared at the Islamabad International Airport (IIA) due to “high temperature”, forcing the airport authorities to stop parking planes at ‘Bay 21’ due to safety concerns.
Sources told Dawn that the depression emerged on a wheel path of the bay due to heavy planes which reduced its lifespan.
They said the repair work to fix the wheel path could not be started due to a “lack of funds and rainy weather”.
An official, however, termed the deformation of the pathway “not a major problem”.
“Apparently, the rutting occurred due to [high] temperature and the repair work could not be started due to [ongoing] monsoon rains as it would take time to dry the repaired part of the apron,” the official added.
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