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Puducherry Airport has outlined a bid of events to people Yatri Suvidha Diwas connected June 15.
Airport Director K. Rajasekhar Reddy successful a merchandise said the Civil Aviation Ministry has decided to observe June 15 arsenic Yatri Suvidha Diwas to amusement aviation sector’s interest for passengers. Various events person been planned connected the day, including eco-friendly initiatives and planting of saplings, helium said
Mr. Reddy said that the Puducherry Airport has achieved a large milestone by becoming the archetypal power-neutral, solar-powered airdrome managed by the Airports Authority of India. The ground-mounted star powerfulness works has a capableness of 500 kWp. It generates an mean of 55,000 units of vigor each month, gathering the airport’s mean yearly electrical consumption, helium said.
The lone relation from the airport, IndiGo, has handled astir 1 lakh passengers for the archetypal clip successful the fiscal twelvemonth 2025-26. The airliner operates flights straight to Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Rajahmundry, helium said.
“The projected runway enlargement task promises a agleam aboriginal with larger craft and caller routes. With improved facilities, the airdrome is poised to play a captious relation successful enhancing tourism, trade, and economical improvement successful the Union Territory, “ the merchandise added.
As portion of Corporate Social Responsibility plan, the AAI has taken up operation of Multi-purpose Indoor Sports facilities astatine Thavalakuppam, Bahour, Karaikal and Yanam, helium added.
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