Monday, April 16, 2018

Night flight fails to attract flyers


Patna:  The only night flight, which began operating from the Jayaprakash Narayan International (JPNI) Airport from March 25 midnight, has failed to attract city residents.
According to an airport official, the night flight of Jet Airways on the Pune-Patna-Pune route received good response from flyers in the first week of its launch. It has, however, not been able to attract many passengers in the last few weeks.
“The response is poor. Of the 150 seats in the flight, only around 70 were booked during departure and 60 during arrival on most days last week,” the official said on Monday.
As per the data provided to this reporter, at least 61 passengers boarded the Jet Airways night flight on April 10, 67 on April 11, 71 on April 12, 66 on April 14 and 71 on April 15 from the city airport. The arrival of passengers from Pune to Patna has also come down from 100 on the inaugural day to 60.
The official, however, claimed that flights on the same route get comparatively more bookings during daytime. “The passenger flow is likely to increase between May and June when people go on holidays,” he said.
Muthee was charged and prosecuted under the Customs Act, and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a year on two counts and another rigorous imprisonment for six months with a total fine of Rs 19,000.

However, after completion of the sentence, the customs officers refused to hand over his passport, saying the recovery process was incomplete.
16/04/18 Faryal Rumi/Times of India

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