The View From The Tower
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The number of air traffic controllers is minimal, at a time when the number of flights is rapidly increasing. This raises the risk of a mid-air collision.
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The skies over Jakarta are no different from the capitals streets: just plain insane. Imagine: about 2,000 flights in the sky every day. Over half of theseabout 1,100 a dayland or take off from Soekarno-Hatta airport. Meanwhile, the number of air traffic controllers at Indonesias largest airport is insufficient to handle the load.
During busy hours, one air traffic controller can be tracking up to 15-20 planes simultaneously. According to the data
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