Visakhapatnam: It seems the long-pending demand of the Vizagites could take flight soon as the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has, in principle, accepted the proposal of running round-the-clock operations in Visakhapatnam airport, if it handles 40 flights in a day.
With Spicejet Airways planning to operate another six services to Visakhapatnam from August-end, the total number of flights would reach 38. Presently, 32 flights are being operated from the Vizag airport to various destinations. The airport officials claimed that this number was far high when compared to other cities like Bhubaneswar, Raipur, Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati, Lucknow and Patna which operate far fewer flights in a day.
Sources said AAI chairman V P Agarawal had given this assurance to some of the public representatives from Vizag. "If the flight numbers cross 40, round-the-clock services at the airport could be a reality soon," sources said. The airport is under the control of the Indian Navy, which has expressed its inability to run 24-hour operations due to shortage of manpower.
But moves are afoot to have round-the-clock operations with the customs and immigration services already in place at the new terminal building.
29/06/11 Times of India
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