Pune airport to function 24X7 from May 16

Pune: The long wait for the Pune airport to function 24X7 will come to an end on May 16. Though the re-carpeting work of the runway will be complete well before the May 31 deadline, it'll still not be smooth sailing for the airlines operators as the Lohegaon airport will remain closed every Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm for maintenance work.
“The airport will be operational for 24 hours from May 16 and it will accommodate all the 35 flights, which were operational before the partial closure,” said J P Mathur, deputy general manager, Pune Airport. He said the Indian Air Force had already communicated this to Airports Authority of India (AAI). “They have also informed that on every Saturday the airport would have to be shut down from 11 am to 5.30 pm for the maintenance work of the runway,” he said.
It may be noted that the air traffic control (ATC) and runway at the Pune airport is controlled by the Air Force. “There will also be a green period from 8 am to 10.30 am every day for the low level flying of the fighter planes,” said Mathur. That means these two-and-a- half hours too will not be available for the civilian planes.
19/04/08 SiddharthKelkar/Expressindia.com

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Categories: Airports Apr 2008