This story is from October 22, 2021
Record footfall at Kolhapur airport since 2nd Covid wave
Kolhapur: The Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj
Kolhapur airport director Kamal Kumar Kataria said, “Wednesday turned out to be big day for Kolhapur airport post second wave of Covid-19 as a total of 592 one-day figure was achieved comprising 306 passenger arrivals and 286 departures from 10 flights. The temporary closure of the Pune airport has been a reason as regular fliers from Pune and from cities like Satara, Sangli, who wanted to travel to Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Tirupati are, preferring the Kolhapur airport.”
He added, “The flight service between Kolhapur-Mumbai, which was affected last month due to some operational glitches, has been resumed and operations have got streamlined as earlier. A meeting was held by district guardian minister Satej Patil on Thursday morning regarding the 64-acre land acquisition issue and other ongoing developments at the Kolhapur airport. Also, a special aerodrome committee meeting was convened along with successful anti-hijack mock drill to check the preparedness and response of the stakeholders.”
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airport
in Kolhapur saw highest ever dailypassenger count
on Wednesday — after the second wave ofCovid-19
— with a total of 592 passenger arrivals and departures.Kolhapur airport director Kamal Kumar Kataria said, “Wednesday turned out to be big day for Kolhapur airport post second wave of Covid-19 as a total of 592 one-day figure was achieved comprising 306 passenger arrivals and 286 departures from 10 flights. The temporary closure of the Pune airport has been a reason as regular fliers from Pune and from cities like Satara, Sangli, who wanted to travel to Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Tirupati are, preferring the Kolhapur airport.”
He added, “The flight service between Kolhapur-Mumbai, which was affected last month due to some operational glitches, has been resumed and operations have got streamlined as earlier. A meeting was held by district guardian minister Satej Patil on Thursday morning regarding the 64-acre land acquisition issue and other ongoing developments at the Kolhapur airport. Also, a special aerodrome committee meeting was convened along with successful anti-hijack mock drill to check the preparedness and response of the stakeholders.”
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