Visitors banned from Pune airport till Jan 30

Pune: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has imposed a ban on the entry of visitors to the city's Lohegaon airport till January 30. "The move has been prompted by the nation-wide high security alert ahead of the Republic Day on January 26," said Sanjay Dularey, airport manager of AAI, Pune, while speaking to TOI on Monday. "The ban has been put into effect from January 15," he added.
The authorities have also tightened security measures in and around the Lohegaon civil enclave, which is part of the Indian Air Force's strategically vital Sukhoi Mk-I fighter base.
"Passengers flying in and out of Pune till January 30 are requested to ensure that they reach the airport at least half an hour before the scheduled departure of their flights," said Dularey. This is also to ensure that they go through the enhanced security checks without any inconvenience, he added.
"There will be a lot of secondary checks apart from the usual screening process, which makes it imperative for passengers to arrive early for the security check-in formalities," he said.
18/01/11 Vishwas Kothari/Times of India

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