Airlines shelve night parking plans at city airport?

Nagpur: Here is a New Year shocker for air passengers and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport operated by Mihan India Limited (MIL). If sources are to be believed, then as off now low-cost airlines, especially Indigo, JetLite and even SpiceJet have shelved their plan to avail night parking facility being offered by MIL at Nagpur airport.
Sources at airport informed that this decision will also affect the airlines' plan to start early morning and late night direct flights to and from Mumbai and Delhi, and regular flights to Hyderabad and Chennai, which was decided after availing the night parking of aircraft at city airport
MIL officials agree that as of now there is no official confirmation from airlines, in spite of MIL promoting the night parking facility here with minimum charges and maximum facilities. But officially, they cannot admit that MIL's plan to generate additional revenue during off-peak hours for Nagpur airport has become a distant dream.
The city airport has so far been earning revenue only during peak hours (from 7am to 11pm) from the 29 domestic flights and an international flight. Now, as airport is ready with a capacity to park 18 wide body aircraft. Of these, seven parking bays are normally reserved for scheduled flights and remaining 11 bays will be made available for aircraft parking, it plans to earn revenue during off-peak hours (12 midnight to 6am).
05/01/12 Sachin Dravekar/Times of India

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Categories: airports Jan 2012