International flights set to go up from Pune

Pune: The number of international flights from Pune is set to go up significantly as a precursor to the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) scheduled for October 2008. Destinations include Frankfurt, Dubai, Muscat, Sharjah and Singapore.
As of now, only one international flight is in operation on the Pune-Dubai-Pune route by the Air India (formerly Indian). The enhanced international flights from Pune is expected to be reflected in the post-June operational schedule for the airliners, Deepak Shastri, director of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), Pune, told TOI on Monday. By then, said Shastri, the ongoing runway recarpeting and repair works at Pune's Lohegaon airport will be completed in all respects and the airport will have 8,300 ft runway availability — instead of the present 6,500 ft, which limits the operation of bigger aircraft. Also, flights will operate round-the-clock.
26/02/08 Vishwas Kothari/Times of India

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