Anantapur: Development of existing and also newly proposed airports is badly neglected in most parts of the Rayalaseema region. The existing airports were facing many problems while the newly proposed ones existed on papers only. Presently, Tirupati is only the airport plying the passengers during daytime to Hyderabad, Chennai and other parts in the district. But none of them have night landing facilities and passengers, mo-stly political leaders and traders have to dep-end on Karnataka and Tamil Nadu headquarters to travel during night.
A proposal to upgrade facilities including night landing at Sri Satyasai Airport at Puttaparti has made no progress after Sri Sathya Saibaba's demise. Proposals to develop Puttaparti airport as a centre for cargos remained on papers. Presently, the airport is only hosting special aircrafts of VIPS including devotees and politicians.
A devotee Dhananjay of Puttaparti recalled many VIP devotees used to arrive in a special aircraft to the spiritual centre when Sri Satya Saibaba was alive. Official sources revea-led that the occupancy rate of the airport has been very low for the past three years.
23/04/15 Hoskote Nagabhushanam/Deccan Chronicle
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A proposal to upgrade facilities including night landing at Sri Satyasai Airport at Puttaparti has made no progress after Sri Sathya Saibaba's demise. Proposals to develop Puttaparti airport as a centre for cargos remained on papers. Presently, the airport is only hosting special aircrafts of VIPS including devotees and politicians.
A devotee Dhananjay of Puttaparti recalled many VIP devotees used to arrive in a special aircraft to the spiritual centre when Sri Satya Saibaba was alive. Official sources revea-led that the occupancy rate of the airport has been very low for the past three years.
23/04/15 Hoskote Nagabhushanam/Deccan Chronicle
