Pune airport awaits IAF note on saturation

Pune: Pune airport director Deepak Shastri has said he is yet to officially hear from the Indian Air Force (IAF) about putting a cap on the number of civilian aircraft operating in and out of Lohegaon airport. Air Marshal K D Singh, air officer commanding-in-chief of the South western air command (Swac), had on Monday said that the IAF has decided to restrict the number of daily civilian flights at 70 from the Pune airport.
Singh, while speaking to reporters, had also said that a greenfield airport is the only option for further addition to air traffic from Pune. Singh was corroborating vice-chief of IAF Air Marshal Bhushan Nilkanth Gokhale's statement early this month that the IAF-managed Lohegaon airfield will not be in a position to accommodate further civilian flights in the future.
Shastri said about 30-35 flights operate out of Pune daily, including the two international operations to Dubai (thrice a week) and Singapore (twice a week).
25/07/07 Times of India

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Categories: Airports Jul 2007