Gaya: Even as the Gaya MP Hari Manjhi's demand for additional flight on the Gaya-Delhi route has not found favour with the civil aviation ministry, the Air India, in a surprise move, suspended booking tickets on this route for March 1 onwards travel.
The AI operates a flight (433) on the Gaya-Delhi route in the afternoon, the only air link between the seat of Buddha's enlightenment and the national capital. After taking off from Gaya, the flight stops at Varanasi.
Confirming the suspension of passenger booking, a Bodh Gaya based IA official said it does not mean withdrawal of services from the Gaya-Varanasi-Delhi route. The official attributed the decision to the proposed recarpeting of the Varanasi airport and the airport's non-availability for landing and take-off for the better part of the day.
The airline official said the matter is likely to be sorted out within a week. Allaying apprehensions, the airline official said some way out will be find out by rescheduling the flight and, if need be, Varanasi can be skipped to make it a direct flight between Gaya and New Delhi.
Sources say on account of the proposed repair/recarpeting of the Varanasi airport, the runway at Varanasi will be available only for six hours (6-9am and 6-9pm). For 18 hours, the airport will display notice alerting aircraft pilots against hazards.
12/02/17 Abdul Qadir/Times of India
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The AI operates a flight (433) on the Gaya-Delhi route in the afternoon, the only air link between the seat of Buddha's enlightenment and the national capital. After taking off from Gaya, the flight stops at Varanasi.
Confirming the suspension of passenger booking, a Bodh Gaya based IA official said it does not mean withdrawal of services from the Gaya-Varanasi-Delhi route. The official attributed the decision to the proposed recarpeting of the Varanasi airport and the airport's non-availability for landing and take-off for the better part of the day.
The airline official said the matter is likely to be sorted out within a week. Allaying apprehensions, the airline official said some way out will be find out by rescheduling the flight and, if need be, Varanasi can be skipped to make it a direct flight between Gaya and New Delhi.
Sources say on account of the proposed repair/recarpeting of the Varanasi airport, the runway at Varanasi will be available only for six hours (6-9am and 6-9pm). For 18 hours, the airport will display notice alerting aircraft pilots against hazards.
12/02/17 Abdul Qadir/Times of India
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