The F -35B fighter jet of the British Royal Navy, who is stuck at Kerala’s International Airport after emergency on June 14, is set to fly back on Tuesday.
Airport sources said that the repair of fighter jet in Air India Hangar has been completed. “Jet is now being taken back from Hangar to the bay, where it has been undergoing repair and evaluation since July 6, when an engineering team from Britain has reached Thiruvananthapuram.
Sources in the airport said that the parking fee for the jet fight is being calculated as per the existing criteria. “It will be between Rs 15,000 and Rs 20,000 in a day. In addition, there will be a fee for land for fighter jets and airbus. It is calculated between Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2 lakh. The Air India will fix the fees for their maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at the airport.”
F -35B from Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales made landing at Thiruvananthapuram on 14 June, when it was an regular flight venture outside the Indian air defense identity region, which is a nominated airspace area spread beyond the sovereign region of a country. Thiruvananthapuram was designated as an emergency recovery airfield, a place where the aircraft could land in an emergency position.
Subsequently, the Integrated Air Command and Control System, a central command and control system that enables the Indian Air Force to monitor and manage air operating, detected the British fighter jet and authorized to turn the aircraft due to emergency.
Three weeks later, the UK engineering team arrived after its government accepted a place offer in the MRO facility. The UK High Commission has earlier stated that Britain is grateful to the support and cooperation of Indian officials and airport teams.
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