Flights to 3 cities from Nagpur discontinued
Star Air, which introduced a flight to Kolhapur, withdrew the service within two months of its introduction.
It was learnt that the service was discontinued due to poor response.
The passenger load was inadequate, and most of the days, it remained half or even below than that which was far below viability levels, said airport sources.
Flights to Nashik and Lucknow were operated by IndiGo Airlines. The airline cited 'operational reasons' as the cause for withdrawing the services, said the sources.
Nagpur airport is currently run by Mihan India Limited (MIL), a joint venture between state govt's Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) and Airports Authority of India (AAI).
The airport is set to be taken over by GMR Group. The takeover hinges on the Union cabinet approving the transfer of AAI's assets to MIL. After that MIL will officially transfer the airport to GMR.
There were plans to start flights to Jaipur, but no new flight has been introduced, said sources. During Covid pandemic, flight to Chennai was withdrawn, and the service has not been restarted yet.
Sources in the aviation sector say the lack of aircraft with the operators has led to decisions on reducing flights from smaller centres. The next flight schedule is expected to be announced by airlines in October. The MIL has been insisting the airlines explore service to new sectors from Nagpur, said a source.
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