Soon, hangars for pvt aircraft at Pune airport

Pune's Lohegaon International Airport will spend Rs 12 crore to develop six hangars for aircraft belonging to charter plane operators. Currently, charter planes are being parked in the open next to commercial aircraft.
"We have submitted a proposal to the government for budgetary provision, which the government has, in principle, approved," said Captain S K Mahajan, director of Pune Airport. The proposed hangars will be ready in 10 months.
The decision to construct the hangars has been taken after several requests from charter plane operators.
Currently, there are 12 such operators, including Bharat Forge, Kirloskars, Poonawala , Bajaj, Finolex and Eon Aviation.
"If the hangars are constructed, it would be very beneficial for non-scheduled flight operators like us. They would provide security for the aircraft, help in better maintenance, as the hangers will have space for a small office and make operations easy," said Anil Ummat, operating manager of Eon Aviation, a charter service firm from Pune.
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