60 flights daily from Pune airport despite repairs

Pune: The Pune airport authorities have worked out a plan to accommodate as many as 30 take-offs and an equal number of landings daily within the restricted flying hours imposed by the Indian Air Force (IAF) from September 15 when the runway recarpeting work begins.
While Captain Deepak Shastri, the Pune airport director, would only say that the plan has been submitted to the higher authorities, this development assumes significance in the wake of apprehension that the restricted flying hours would lead to suspension of many flights in and out of the Pune airport.
The airport will remain open for civilian flights from 10.30 am to 5.30 pm from September 15.
We’ve tried to accommodate the maximum number of flights within the shortest possible flying hours made available to us, Shastri said, adding that they were still awaiting an endorsement of the plan.
The Pune airport currently operates about 70 flights
When contacted, deputy general manager at the airport, J.P. Mathur, confirmed that the revised plan submitted by the Pune airport authorities has tried to accommodate around 60 flights daily.
04/09/07 Siddhartha D. Kashyap/Times of India

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Categories: Airports Sep 2007