Kolhapur: The city airport has been facilitated with the aviation fuel facility, which means that the aircraft landing here will have the facility to refuel while on halt.
The facility, according to experts, will help in carrying more passenger load, which eventually will help both the airlines as well as the passengers.
Kamal Kataria, airport director, Kolhapur, told TOI that the facility started from May 12, and is being provided by the Hindustan Petroleum, a public-sector oil and natural gas company. The facility will henceforth remain available on a permanent basis.
When asked about how it could impact the current aviation scene over the city skies, Kataria said that earlier when the aircraft arriving to the Kolhapur airport had to made sure they carry the reserve fuel to depart to their next destination, the limited availability of the fuel can restrict the number of passengers on board a plane. However, that would not be the case any more. With the availability of aviation fuel, the number of passengers will increase.
Notably, from May 12, Indigo airlines started its operations to-and-fro the city to Tirupati, which is receiving an overwhelming response.
At present, the Kolhapur airport hosts daily to-and-fro flights for Tirupati, Hyderabad and Bengaluru, carrying over 8,000 passengers since December 9 last year.
26/05/19 Piyush Bhusari/Times of India
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The facility, according to experts, will help in carrying more passenger load, which eventually will help both the airlines as well as the passengers.
Kamal Kataria, airport director, Kolhapur, told TOI that the facility started from May 12, and is being provided by the Hindustan Petroleum, a public-sector oil and natural gas company. The facility will henceforth remain available on a permanent basis.
When asked about how it could impact the current aviation scene over the city skies, Kataria said that earlier when the aircraft arriving to the Kolhapur airport had to made sure they carry the reserve fuel to depart to their next destination, the limited availability of the fuel can restrict the number of passengers on board a plane. However, that would not be the case any more. With the availability of aviation fuel, the number of passengers will increase.
Notably, from May 12, Indigo airlines started its operations to-and-fro the city to Tirupati, which is receiving an overwhelming response.
At present, the Kolhapur airport hosts daily to-and-fro flights for Tirupati, Hyderabad and Bengaluru, carrying over 8,000 passengers since December 9 last year.
26/05/19 Piyush Bhusari/Times of India
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