Giant plane with 53 tonnes cargo lands at airport
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:11.10.2018
A giant Antonov AN-124 aircraft operated by Russian freight company Volga-Dnepr Airlines landed at Chennai airport on Sunday. The plane landed with 53.46 tonnes of machinery including windmill components from Xi’an Xianyang in China. The whole freight was unloaded and had to be carried on 13 trucks.
This is first time an AN-124 aircraft is landing here with a considerable amount of payload. Since Chennai airport is a major gateway to south India, such hauls are expected to be a regular occurrence in future, a press release said.
AN-124 aircraft is designed for long-range delivery and air dropping of heavy and large cargo. It has a payload capacity of up to 150 tonne. The aircraft is currently at Bay 104 and is expected to leave the airport at 11:30am on Tuesday. “It is a plane that falls into the category of A380 aircraft in terms of size. We have only one bay for such planes,” a senior Airports Authority of India official said. The wingspan of the plane is too wide that it cannot be brought anywhere near the terminals.
Unloading was a challenge. The plane comes with a huge crane that can be used to unload the cargo. “Antonov planes bring cargo of unusual size. Trailer trucks had to be driven along the road that runs along the perimeter and had to cover 7km to reach the plane,” said another official.
The Antonov AN-124, which has a payload capacity of up to 150 tonnes, is currently at Bay 104
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:11.10.2018
A giant Antonov AN-124 aircraft operated by Russian freight company Volga-Dnepr Airlines landed at Chennai airport on Sunday. The plane landed with 53.46 tonnes of machinery including windmill components from Xi’an Xianyang in China. The whole freight was unloaded and had to be carried on 13 trucks.
This is first time an AN-124 aircraft is landing here with a considerable amount of payload. Since Chennai airport is a major gateway to south India, such hauls are expected to be a regular occurrence in future, a press release said.
AN-124 aircraft is designed for long-range delivery and air dropping of heavy and large cargo. It has a payload capacity of up to 150 tonne. The aircraft is currently at Bay 104 and is expected to leave the airport at 11:30am on Tuesday. “It is a plane that falls into the category of A380 aircraft in terms of size. We have only one bay for such planes,” a senior Airports Authority of India official said. The wingspan of the plane is too wide that it cannot be brought anywhere near the terminals.
Unloading was a challenge. The plane comes with a huge crane that can be used to unload the cargo. “Antonov planes bring cargo of unusual size. Trailer trucks had to be driven along the road that runs along the perimeter and had to cover 7km to reach the plane,” said another official.
The Antonov AN-124, which has a payload capacity of up to 150 tonnes, is currently at Bay 104
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