New terminal takes off ahead of schedule at Lohegaon

Pune: A pleasant surprise awaited those who flew out of the city on Monday as they found themselves being asked to go through the new, spacious departure terminal at the Lohegaon Airport. The new terminal was slated to be functional from May 15 but was made operational from Monday, four days ahead of schedule.
“I have made the new departure terminal fully operational from today. All passengers will now be routed through the new lounge, which is much bigger and more convenient. We will now be able to accommodate a significantly larger number of outgoing passengers,” said J P Mathur, officiating director, Airports Authority of India, Pune.
“I had gone to see off my daughter to Bangalore and came to know about the new terminal from a security man. I was advising my daughter to go to the regular check-in counter when the security guard overheard and directed us to the new terminal,” said V J Matthen, a central government officer.
Five of the eight airlines currently operating from the Pune airport have shifted to the new departure terminal, Mathur said. Jet Airways, Air India and Lufthansa are expected to move to the new lounge in around 10 day.
12/05/09 Raja Menon/ExpressIndia

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Categories: Airports May 2009