Visakhapatnam: The opening up of the airport round-the-clock three days a week has not brought any new flights to the city. While authorities say that they can open up the airport 24/7 at short notice as the systems are already in place, air travel associations feel that 24/7 operation of the airport is a must to attract new airlines.
“We have written letters to all agencies and informed both domestic and international airline operators of the 24-hour operations thrice a week. There is no response from them so far. We suggested extension of the IndiGo Mumbai-Hyderabad flight to Visakhapatnam. It can be operated next day from Vizag at 5 a.m. without disturbing the present schedule of the flight,” Airport Director K. Srinivasa Rao said.
“We have also sought extension of the SpiceJet bombardier flight from Cochin, Bangalore and Indore to Visakhapatnam. The flights can be extended without disturbing their existing schedules. There is ample parking space at the airport. Once more and more operators park their aircraft during the nights, a maintenance base can be developed,” he said.
01/06/13 The Hindu
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“We have written letters to all agencies and informed both domestic and international airline operators of the 24-hour operations thrice a week. There is no response from them so far. We suggested extension of the IndiGo Mumbai-Hyderabad flight to Visakhapatnam. It can be operated next day from Vizag at 5 a.m. without disturbing the present schedule of the flight,” Airport Director K. Srinivasa Rao said.
“We have also sought extension of the SpiceJet bombardier flight from Cochin, Bangalore and Indore to Visakhapatnam. The flights can be extended without disturbing their existing schedules. There is ample parking space at the airport. Once more and more operators park their aircraft during the nights, a maintenance base can be developed,” he said.
01/06/13 The Hindu
