{"id":30237,"date":"2023-04-09T16:55:11","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T11:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=30237"},"modified":"2023-04-09T16:57:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-09T11:27:30","slug":"at-shirdi-airport-in-maharashtra-a-commercial-passenger-flight-made-its-first-night-landing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/09\/at-shirdi-airport-in-maharashtra-a-commercial-passenger-flight-made-its-first-night-landing\/","title":{"rendered":"At Shirdi Airport in Maharashtra, a commercial passenger flight made its first night landing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Nearly two months after the Shirdi airport received a licence from the DGCA for night landing, the airport witnessed the first landing and takeoff of an flight that had touched down after sunset.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-indigo-flight\">IndiGo flight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Around 216 people were on board an <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goindigo.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IndiGo <\/a><\/strong>Airbus (A-321) flight that touched down at the airport at 8:15 p.m. The same aircraft then departed the airport at 8:55 o&#8217;clock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IndiGo_flight_generic_web_1200x768-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IndiGo_flight_generic_web_1200x768-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IndiGo_flight_generic_web_1200x768-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IndiGo_flight_generic_web_1200x768-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IndiGo_flight_generic_web_1200x768-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IndiGo_flight_generic_web_1200x768-750x422.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IndiGo_flight_generic_web_1200x768-1140x641.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IndiGo_flight_generic_web_1200x768.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>IndiGo | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Directorate General of Civil Aviation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>&#8220;This flight makes us even stronger because we already have the<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Directorate_General_of_Civil_Aviation_(India)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA<\/a><\/strong>)&#8217;s night landing permit. Now, we&#8217;re hoping that additional airlines will start operating from the airport after hours shortly,&#8221; an airport insider stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also, read                 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/24\/plane-crashed-into-house-in-jharkhand-immediately-after-takeoff-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Plane Crashed Into House In Jharkhand Immediately After Takeoff | Exclusive<\/a>                   <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/05\/on-saturday-pm-modi-will-be-inaugurating-a-new-built-terminal-at-chennai-airport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">On Saturday, PM Modi will be inaugurating a new built terminal at Chennai Airport<\/a>                       <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/26\/pm-modi-to-inaugurate-karnatakas-shivamogga-airport-on-feb-27-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PM Modi To Inaugurate Karnataka\u2019s Shivamogga Airport On Feb 27 | Exclusive<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>An Indigo flight carrying 216 people landed at Shirdi airport on April 8, 2023, at about 8:15 p.m.<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shirdi_Airport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Shirdi International Airport<\/a><\/strong> had never experienced a commercial aeroplane landing in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/airnewsalerts\/status\/1644901698089938945?s=20\n<\/div><figcaption><strong>Shirdi International Airport<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> The Airbus A-321 operated by Indigo departed once more for the return leg of the flight at 8:55 o&#8217;clock in the evening. Shirdi Airport was granted a permit to run at night a little over two months ago. For the first time since yesterday, the night landing facility at Shirdi Airport in Maharashtra is now operating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shirdi-international-airport\">Shirdi International Airport<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In February of this year, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Directorate_General_of_Civil_Aviation_(India)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)<\/a><\/strong> gave the airport permission to conduct a night landing. Yesterday at 8:10 p.m., the first Indigo Airlines flight from New Delhi touched down at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shirdi_Airport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shirdi International Airport<\/a><\/strong> with passengers on board. The same aircraft departed the airport for Delhi at 9 PM. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to airport sources, regular service is anticipated to start within the next 15 to 20 days following the successful testing of night landing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/900a9fc6-2159-11ec-bc30-10e4c85a206c_1632943043680-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30238\" width=\"1032\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/900a9fc6-2159-11ec-bc30-10e4c85a206c_1632943043680-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/900a9fc6-2159-11ec-bc30-10e4c85a206c_1632943043680-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/900a9fc6-2159-11ec-bc30-10e4c85a206c_1632943043680-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/900a9fc6-2159-11ec-bc30-10e4c85a206c_1632943043680-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/900a9fc6-2159-11ec-bc30-10e4c85a206c_1632943043680-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/900a9fc6-2159-11ec-bc30-10e4c85a206c_1632943043680-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/900a9fc6-2159-11ec-bc30-10e4c85a206c_1632943043680-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/900a9fc6-2159-11ec-bc30-10e4c85a206c_1632943043680.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1032px) 100vw, 1032px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As a result of the night landing capability, passengers visiting Shirdi International Airport<\/strong> <strong>would be able to finish their tour of Shirdi International Airport<\/strong> <strong>in a single day, which will increase Shirdi&#8217;s local tourism. The inaugural flight received an overwhelmingly positive response from passengers.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Shirdi Airport in Maharashtra, a commercial passenger flight made its first night landing <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":30238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7215,7216,7217,6761],"tags":[152,392,104,79,2030,393,115,234,2630,7958],"class_list":{"0":"post-30237","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-airline-news","8":"category-aviation-news","9":"category-indian-aviation-news","10":"category-news","11":"tag-airlines","12":"tag-airlines-news","13":"tag-airport","14":"tag-aviation","15":"tag-aviation-a2z-news","16":"tag-aviation-news","17":"tag-india","18":"tag-indigo","19":"tag-maharashtra","20":"tag-night-landing"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30237"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30240,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30237\/revisions\/30240"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}