Bengaluru is infamous for its long and tedious traffic jams. However, a recent video proved to everyone that the traffic is not limited to just road transport. It also extends to runways. The recent video went viral owing to the number of aircraft queued up for take-offs. This runway traffic at the Bengaluru airport sparked a lot of concerns about the management of the air traffic and some even poked fun at the situation by making sarcastic comments about it.
Video Of Runway Traffic At Bengaluru Airport Goes Viral
“Bengaluru is not only famous for its road traffic congestion, but today even the runway at Bengaluru Airport experienced a similar situation. A significant number of aircraft were seen queued up, waiting for their turn to take off, creating a rare ‘traffic jam’ in the airport… pic.twitter.com/SeXJ7cVaBu
— Karnataka Portfolio (@karnatakaportf) November 8, 2024
According to a post which was recently shared on X (formerly known as Twitter), Bengaluru’s dire traffic scenes have moved to their airport as well. The video shared in the post made on the micro-blogging website showed a queue of planes lined up for take-offs.
Usually, such a line is a common feature of roads in Bengaluru are cars stuck in traffic for hours on end. However, the fact that a similar situation was observed at the airport sparked concerns in a number of people who saw the video.
It was initially shared on Friday, November 8, 2024. Since then, it has managed to garner more than 53 thousand views and the number keeps growing. The video sparked a variety of reactions from many different people in the comments section.
This Is How Netizens Reacted To This Particular Video On X
This is most common in many busy airports…
— Aravind (@AKondapur) November 9, 2024
While there were some people who were taken aback and concerned by the scenes shown in the video, there were others who maintained that such congestion is to be expected at the airport of a city like Bengaluru. As per them, it is not unusual or a sign of mismanagement.
The air traffic controller was stuck at the Hebbal flyover 😂
— Rohit Das (@eyesevrywhere) November 10, 2024
There were few who made jokes about it. One commenter, for instance, mentioned that maybe the long aircraft queue was because the Air Traffic Controller or the ATC was also stuck in traffic at Hebbal Flyover.
They do not use both runways most of the time. It beats me
— Dr. T.R. Raju (@TRRaju1) November 9, 2024
Have you ever seen such a queue at an airport? How do you think the situation can be improved in this city? Let us know in the comments section below!
Cover Image Credits: @karnatakaportf/X (Formerly, Twitter)
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