JAIPUR: Here is a piece of good news for passengers wishing to get a direct connectivity to international destinations from Jaipur. With the completion of runway extension work, the Jaipur airport is likely to get direct flights to Singapore and Japan from next year.
Not only this, from February onwards, the aircraft can also expect smoother landing with the completion of CAT-III lighting work at the airport.
As the Airport Authority of India officials have already completed the runway extension work and are awaiting the final approval from Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA), various operators have started coming to Jaipur to look for logistic support and other facilities.
A delegation of Scoot Airlines, which is a Singapore-based low-fare airline, arrived in Jaipur on Monday. It was in touch with the authorities to look for the arrangements and other logistic support. "They are likely to announce a flight from Jaipur to Singapore and for that they will first have to apply to DGCA. Before that, they are looking for various aspects and logistics at the Jaipur airport," said an officer with the AAI, Jaipur, on Monday.
Aviation sources said that a foreign-based airline had also shown interest in having a separate flight to countries like Japan. "The passenger load from Delhi to Japan is already very high and the trend shows that many people from Rajasthan, mainly jewellers, are frequent travellers to Japan for their business. Thus, this is another possible route which can open," said an officer.
08/12/15 Ashish Mehta/The Times Of India
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Not only this, from February onwards, the aircraft can also expect smoother landing with the completion of CAT-III lighting work at the airport.
As the Airport Authority of India officials have already completed the runway extension work and are awaiting the final approval from Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA), various operators have started coming to Jaipur to look for logistic support and other facilities.
A delegation of Scoot Airlines, which is a Singapore-based low-fare airline, arrived in Jaipur on Monday. It was in touch with the authorities to look for the arrangements and other logistic support. "They are likely to announce a flight from Jaipur to Singapore and for that they will first have to apply to DGCA. Before that, they are looking for various aspects and logistics at the Jaipur airport," said an officer with the AAI, Jaipur, on Monday.
Aviation sources said that a foreign-based airline had also shown interest in having a separate flight to countries like Japan. "The passenger load from Delhi to Japan is already very high and the trend shows that many people from Rajasthan, mainly jewellers, are frequent travellers to Japan for their business. Thus, this is another possible route which can open," said an officer.
08/12/15 Ashish Mehta/The Times Of India
