Pune Airport shut form October 16 to 30,
“All passengers are informed that as per information received from Indian Air Force (IAF),
Lohegaon international airport in Pune will be shut from October 16-29 to allow for the runway to be re-carpeted officials from the Airports Authority of India said on Tuesday.
The airport tweeted, Citizens of Pune criticized the decision to close the airport,
Posted till evening, was posted through social media which was thus framed,
Airlines also seemed shocked by the sudden decision and are now asking customers to wait till there is clarity on the situation,
Citizens of Pune condemn the decision to close the airport ahead of the festive season,
Citizens whose travel plans may well be affected by this decision are now taking to
social media to vent their anger and request public representatives to intervene in the matter to reconsider the decision.
Due to resurfacing of runway, all flights from Pune airport will not operate for 14 days from 16 October 2021 to 29 October 2021.
AAI officials said, 55 flights are operating and daily footfall crossed the 10,000 mark recently.
The resurfacing of the runway began in October 2020 Before first Covid wave, 170 flights used the city’s airport.
Not good especially during Sujeet Sahu tweeted.
The festive season when lot of people must have booked their tickets.
Now cancellation is gonna be a big confusion.
Request to postopone this until Dussera and Diwali is over.
After the complete shut-down for 14 days,
The airport is expected to operate for 24 hours from then on.