Flying to several smaller airports in the country may be risky with many airlines found to be operating aircraft bigger than those permitted to land at these hubs. Airports at Agartala, Port Blair, Dehradun, Ranchi, Raipur, Vizag and Varanasi have fire-fighting infrastructure adequate to handle small 60-seater ATR planes, but several A321s, B737-700s and B737-800s are being operated to some of these airports. “Most of these airports are safe to fly. But to handle a fire accident they don’t have enough fire tenders and personnel. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has categorised airports based on fire-fighting equipment, manpower

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