JAIPUR: The winter schedule of the city airport kicks off from Sunday during which it will operate 56 inbound and the same number of outbound flights.
The new schedule includes six new flights, while flights to three cities will remain terminated.
As per the new schedule, flights to Indore, Pune and Hyderabad will be terminated till further orders. “Since the inception of these flights, passenger load was almost negligible which prompted operators to withdraw flights to these destinations,” said a senior officer of air traffic control on Saturday.
As a good number of tourists plan a visit to Jaisalmer during winters, three flights to Jaisalmer have been added in this schedule. “This is a good addition as several tourist plan to have visit Jaisalmer after they land in Jaipur,” said Amandeep Singh, a travel agent.
Last winter, Jaipur airport was operating nearly 65 inbound and the same number of outbound flights daily. “We have got good connectivity to the cities, including Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata as more flights to these destinations have been added,” said a senior officer.
Airport authorities stated that till Diwali there is a possibility of increase in the number of passengers. “Hopefully, more flights would be added gradually when the passenger load would increase,” said Jagdeep Singh Balhara, director, Jaipur airport. However, there is some disappointment for travelers looking for the flights that were operating twice or thrice a week. “As we are witnessing domestic tourists in Jaipur there was a need of increasing the frequency of many flights which has not been increased in this schedule,” said an officer.
The schedule would be applicable till March 27.