Airline companies had expressed their preference to operate Boeing 777-200 Extended Range, Boeing 777-200 Longer Range, Airbus 330-300, Airbus 330-300R, Boeing 777-300 Extended Range, and Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner. The woes of the Calicut International Airport seem to be continuing even after the completion of Runway End Safety Area (RESA) expansion work as the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) are still indecisive over resumption of operation of wide-bodied aircraft. Incidentally, this has reduced the length of the runway to 2,700 metres from 2,850 metres. Now, after the partial closure of the runway for six months, RESA has been widened to 240 metres from 90 metres at both ends. But this does not mean that the airline companies are unable to operate the modern versions of Boeing and Airbus, the sources said.
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