Real Flights Event #8 Mumbai - welcome to India
On May 17, 2008, from 15 Zulu onwards, India will host one of the biggest monthly events of IVAO, the Real Flight Event #8, in Mumbai. Mumbai Airport (ICAO: VABB) was chosen as the host division by the IVAO membership. With a great mix of short hops to long hauls, the event truly offers something for everyone. Mumbai airport is the busiest in India and South Asia. Recently the Mumbai-Delhi route has been ranked by Official Airline Guide (OAG) as the seventh busiest domestic route in the world based on the number of flights per week. In the last year, Mumbai airport handled 180,000 landings and takeoffs and over 20 million passengers, with a total of 13.56 million domestic air passengers and 6.73 million international passengers The popular Real Flights Events, now in its second year, is designed to reproduce real world movements at the host airport during the given time slot. Full Air Traffic Control services will be provided at the host airport as well as select nearby airfields and nearby FIRs in the Middle East, Thailand, to name a few. The Indian Division and IVAO Events Department invite you to join us for a flight in Indian airspace in April 2008. More information on this event visit http://www.ivao.aero/events