Pune's air link with Bhubaneshwar, Vizag likely

Pune: Bhubaneshwar and Visakhapatnam (Vizag) are the two new destinations likely to be linked with Pune by air during the 2010-11 winter schedule for domestic flights which commences from October 31.
The Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) cleared the winter schedule for eight domestic airlines operating flight services to various parts of the country on Friday. The schedule has been posted on the DGCA's website.
However, the launch of flights between Pune and the two cities is dependent on the final details including time slots. These will be worked out by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) since the civil enclave in Pune is part of IAF's fighter base at Lohegaon.
Pune airport director Deepak Shastri told TOI, "The DGCA usually approves the domestic flight schedule in toto taking into account the country-wide operation of flight services."
"As for Pune, we get the final approved flight schedule from our headquarters in New Delhi. It scrutinises the schedule approved by the DGCA and takes into account availability of time slots at the airports," said Shastri.
23/10/10 Vishwas Kothari/Times of India

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Categories: airports Oct 2010