Pune airport will remain closed for two weeks from today. details here

Indian Air Force (Indian Air Force), which manages runway operations, stated that due to the rapidly deteriorating condition of the runway and associated operating surface at Air Force Station, Pune, resurfacing of the runway was necessitated.

“A complete shutdown of 14 days was planned from April 26 to May 9, 2021 for the resurfacing of the central bitumen portion of the runway. However, due to the emergent need for transportation of COVID-19 vaccines, the Defense Ministry had directed the runway to shut down completely,” the IAF statement said.

It said there were plans to close the airport for the third and fourth weeks of October.

“The exact dates of closure from 16 October to 29 October 2021 can be announced only after necessary approvals are received from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Ministry of Defence.” As per the current plan, flight operations will resume. October 30, 2021, ahead of Diwali festival,” the IAF said.

“Flight operations will be completely closed from tomorrow till October 29 and will resume from October 30,” Pune airport director Santosh Dhoke told the news agency. ANI.

The runway was partially closed for 12 hours at night time from 26 October 2020 to 25 October 2021 with the aim of causing minimum disruption to civil aviation.

The Indian Air Force has said that it will ensure that the transport of the Kovidshield vaccine is not disrupted during the 14-day closure of the runway of the Pune International Airport. The airport is part of the Lohegaon base of the Air Force. “During the period of complete closure of the runway, IAF will ensure airlift of vaccines from Pune to Mumbai by deploying suitable IAF assets with a view to ensuring uninterrupted supply chain,” the IAF said in a statement. said in.