The timing of all flights arriving and departing from Bamrauli airport in Prayagraj will change with impact from subsequent month because the winter schedule for flights shall be applied by the Directorate Common of Civil Aviation (DGCA), mentioned Prayagraj airport officers conscious of the matter.
The winter schedule shall be in impact for 5 months: From October 29 (Sunday) until March 30 (Saturday), they added. This time, no new flight has been talked about within the timetable launched for winter schedule, the officers verify. So, now the Prayagraj-Mumbai flight will now take off an hour earlier at 1.30pm as a substitute of 2.30pm and its arrival right here will now be at 12.55pm as a substitute of 2pm.
Equally, the flight for Bengaluru, which is at the moment scheduled at 11.25am, will take off at 3.55pm from Prayagraj and its arrival in Prayagraj shall be at 10.40am as a substitute of 10.55am. Equally, the flight coming from Lucknow will now arrive at 11.15am as a substitute of 8.45am. Its departure time shall be 4.50pm. It’s at the moment 5pm. The Dehradun-bound flight will even take off at 12pm as a substitute of 9.05am.
Equally, the Alliance Air has additionally modified the timing of its Delhi and Bilaspur flights. The Delhi flight will depart from right here at 3.55pm as a substitute of 2.10pm. Its arrival time shall be 11.55am as a substitute of 10.20am in Sangam metropolis. Prayagraj has not acquired any new flight within the winter schedule. Prayagraj-Indore flight has additionally not been talked about within the winter schedule, which implies that it’s going to function solely until October 28.
The Indian Air Drive (IAF) will mark its 91st anniversary with a mega air show in Sangam metropolis on October 8. President Draupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are among the many many leaders anticipated to attend the occasion. In view of the air present and the rehearsals earlier than it, operation of many flights from Prayagraj airport shall be affected for a number of days in October owing to the arrival of IAF plane right here.
Preparations are afoot to cancel flights to many cities from Prayagraj. Coordination conferences are happening between high IAF officers and the Airports Authority officers on this regard, say Prayagraj airport officers.
At current, many flights from Prayagraj airport have been cancelled between October 3 and eight with the important thing ones being flights between Sangam metropolis and Indore, Raipur, Lucknow and Dehradun.
Airways have stopped bookings of flights to these cities from October 3 to October 8. Officers haven’t dominated out the likelihood of cancellation of extra flights throughout this period. Nonetheless, officers are additionally exploring altering the timings of some flights to keep away from cancellations.