Two aerobridges to go operational soon at Pune

Pune: In a move that will ensure better convenience for air passengers, the Lohegaon airport will have two new aerobridges by the end of June or early July.
The aerobridges would enable passengers to directly access the main terminal building from the aircraft and vice-versa, G Chandramouli, director, Airports Authority of India (AAI), Pune, told TOI on Wednesday.
The move forms part of the modernisation drive that is currently on at the Pune airport, including construction of two new international arrivals and departures lounges and a swank new look to the existing main terminal building.
Over the last one year, the airport has seen major expansion, including an increase in the apron size (space for parking the aircraft), which can now accommodate eight aircraft, as against four earlier, and creation of additional space for services such as vehicle parking, among others.
Chandramouli said, "Civil works for the aerobridge facility is in progress and the AAI headquarters in New Delhi has ordered two new imported passenger boarding bridges." The Pune airport is expected to receive these bridges by June and it will go operational by the end of that month or early July, he added.
30/04/09 Vishwas Kothari/Times of India

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Categories: Airports Apr 2009