Aurangabad: A Dubai-based airline has shown interest in starting direct flights to Aurangabad, provided the airport gets its customs office upgraded, said a highly placed source at the Aurangabad International Airport. According to sources, flyDubai has sent a proposal to the authority here showing interest to start three flights a week.
The ball now lies in the aviation ministry's court to expedite the matter. According to the proposal made by the Dubai airline, once the requirement is fulfilled of setting a customs team in place, the airline will start its services in six weeks after its approval.
"More than three lakh tourists, including foreign tourists visit Ajanta caves and another six lakh make it to the Ellora caves each year," said Jagdish Patil, regional head of Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation ( MTDC). And the footfall is increasing by each passing year, he said.
30/11/12 Himanshu Nitnaware/Times of India
