Pune: Airlines operating from Pune have expressed their unwillingness to operate coaches to ferry passengers from the terminal building to the aircraft with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) formulating a ground handling policy under which plying of coaches will be taken care of by an independent agency.
“A policy is being framed and expected to come into effect from April. So, there is no need for us to invest in coaches for now,” airlines’ representative said. The airlines, however, cited “safety issues” for their reluctance to operate coaches.
TOI had reported on Thursday that Pune airport officials have provided formal permission to all airlines to run passenger buses. “We had a meeting with the AAI on this and told them that even after increasing the apron area and introducing new parking bays, plying of coaches is still not possible considering the safety issues. They seem to be convinced with our reasoning. While some coaches can be plied when it is utmost necessary, we feel the system in place at airports like Delhi cannot be replicated here,” an airline official told TOI on Friday.
26/01/19 Joy Sengupta/Times of India
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“A policy is being framed and expected to come into effect from April. So, there is no need for us to invest in coaches for now,” airlines’ representative said. The airlines, however, cited “safety issues” for their reluctance to operate coaches.
TOI had reported on Thursday that Pune airport officials have provided formal permission to all airlines to run passenger buses. “We had a meeting with the AAI on this and told them that even after increasing the apron area and introducing new parking bays, plying of coaches is still not possible considering the safety issues. They seem to be convinced with our reasoning. While some coaches can be plied when it is utmost necessary, we feel the system in place at airports like Delhi cannot be replicated here,” an airline official told TOI on Friday.
26/01/19 Joy Sengupta/Times of India
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