Expansion, revamp of Lohegaon airport will be completed by June

Pune: Pending work pertaining to expansion and renovation of Air Force-governed Lohegaon international airport would be completed by June end of this year, the Airport Authority of India (AAI), Pune has said.In 2008, the air station, in its endeavour to live up to the standards of a global airdrome embarked on an estimated Rs 100 crore terminal expansion plan to decongest increasing surge of intercontinental passengers and commercial traffic thronging the airport.
Most of the expansion work on the East-West corridor of the airbase is complete except for some minor works related to glass fixing and other issues. “We are expecting all the work in all probability to be completed by the end of June tentatively,” AAI, Pune director, Captain Deepak Shastri said.
The delays are mainly related to supply of components such as glasses, fibers and wires that are used for giving final touches.
29/04/10 Sakaal Times

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Categories: Airports Apr 2010