Puducherry may lose commercial air connectivity Puducherry: Puducherry may lose all commercial air connectivity from February, with the only airline operating from the Union Territory set to terminate operations from the town this month-end. Private airliner SpiceJet is the only commercial airliner flying out of Puducherry. The airline operates flights between Puducherry and Bangalore, six days a week. But, the airline would not operate flights out of Puducherry after January 31, The Hindu has learnt from reliable sources. The SpiceJet website does not allow booking for any flight from Puducherry from February 1. While not commenting on termination of services, the corporate office confirmed that flights will not be operated in February. The move comes at a time when Chief Minister N. Rangasamy had announced on Saturday that a new airport would be developed at Sederapet. The airport would come up at a site acquired for establishing Special Economic Zone. The government has been trying to woo more airlines to operate out of Puducherry in a bid to increase tourism. If the private carrier pulls out of Puducherry, the airport here would be used only by charter flights. 20/01/14 Olympia Shilpa Gerald/The Hindu Puducherry may lose commercial air connectivity
Posted on: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 06:23:54 +0000
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