The city’s air connectivity with the rest of India continues to remain grounded even as the local start-ups in the airline industry have ignored Mysuru whose long wait for the re-launch of commercial flights continues without any respite.
In the latest setback, the Bengaluru-based regional carrier, Air Pegasus, which secured permission to operate from the Director General of Civil Aviation this week, has ignored Mysuru in its flight plans and will instead fly to Hubbali and Thiruvananthapuram.
Mysuru fell off the air map of India during October last year when SpiceJet, which was the sole service provider, withdrew operations citing lack of patronage. However, local airport officials averred that air passenger traffic originating from Mysuru was very encouraging and SpiceJet’s withdrawal from Mysuru was part of re-jigging their fleet schedule.
Prior to SpiceJet providing air connectivity for a hop-on flight from Bengaluru to other destinations, Kingfisher provided a similar service before it folded wings and withdrew from the fray.
C. Manjunath, officer in charge of the Mysuru airport told The Hindu that he had already spoken to the Air Pegasus management but their initial flight plans were for Hubbali and Thiruvananthapuram.
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In the latest setback, the Bengaluru-based regional carrier, Air Pegasus, which secured permission to operate from the Director General of Civil Aviation this week, has ignored Mysuru in its flight plans and will instead fly to Hubbali and Thiruvananthapuram.
Mysuru fell off the air map of India during October last year when SpiceJet, which was the sole service provider, withdrew operations citing lack of patronage. However, local airport officials averred that air passenger traffic originating from Mysuru was very encouraging and SpiceJet’s withdrawal from Mysuru was part of re-jigging their fleet schedule.
Prior to SpiceJet providing air connectivity for a hop-on flight from Bengaluru to other destinations, Kingfisher provided a similar service before it folded wings and withdrew from the fray.
C. Manjunath, officer in charge of the Mysuru airport told The Hindu that he had already spoken to the Air Pegasus management but their initial flight plans were for Hubbali and Thiruvananthapuram.
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