Carpeting work at Lohegaon airport from October 26 will affect 13 night flights as the runway will remain shut from 8 pm to 8 am. These flights have been rescheduled to fly in the day, said Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Tuesday. Owing to distancing norms to be followed at airports, the Lohegaon airport is operating at a reduced capacity. Presently, 35 to 42 flight movements are taking place daily, which is a drastic reduction from over 160 movements before March.
After a meeting of the airport advisory committee chaired by Pune MP Girish Bapat, AAI officials said 13 flights, which are now operating between 8 pm and 8 am, will be rescheduled during the daytime and the runway carpeting work will be started by the Air Force for about a year on October 26.
