This is expected to cut down carbon emission by 4,000 tonnes per year and a cumulative annual fuel saving of 1300 tonnes. More than 20 controllers are being trained and the system will be launched on September 15. Approach control unit that handles planes that start their descend for landing and those that had taken off and heading to cruising altitude have been split for better handling. "The move will eliminate existing traffic and communication congestion in busy Chennai airport which handles around 400 daily movement. This new arrangement at the air traffic control will enable us to permit some slots," said senior AAI official.

Source: Times of India September 01, 2016 22:07 UTC