Proposal for shifting Nashik civil flight base gathering dust

Mumbai/Nashik: The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation’s (MIDC) proposal for shifting the current civilian airport from Ozhar to the Gandhinagar airbase is gathering dust at the defence ministry since the last nine months.
After two meetings with MIDC, the defence establishment in Pune has reportedly forwarded the proposal to Delhi but without any response from the ministry, said a MIDC official.
Air Deccan which is operating a daily Mumbai-Nashik service is also putting pressure on MIDC to shift the location of the airport. Consenting to the long-standing demand by local industrialists, business groups and trade lobbies, MIDC had proposed that the Gandhinagar airbase should be made the hub for Nashik-Mumbai air services instead of Ozhar.
“Only 15 to 18 passengers are using the Nashik-Mumbai air service daily. Operating from Ozhar is not viable for us” an Air Deccan official said.
The airline has started a 48-seater flight between Nashik-Mumbai from Ozhar last year.
26/04/06 Tushar Pawar/Business Standard

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