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BHOGAPURAM'S OPERATOR, GMR Visakhapatnam International Airport, said the validation flight marked a key regulatory milestone ahead of the airport's inauguration, scheduled for June.

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The exercise is a mandatory step in securing an aerodrome licence from the aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, and is required before commercial flight operations can commence.

Developed under a public-private partnership on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer basis, the Bhogapuram project is being executed by the GMR Group.

The validation flight assessed airside infrastructure, including runway systems and navigational aids, as well as overall operational readiness against DGCA standards.