In good news for Punekars, the total number of flights to international destinations from Pune Airport will increase to five from December 20, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday.
"Pleased to share the commencement of one more Pune-Bangkok-Pune connection from December 20, 2024, onwards. This makes it the 5th international connection from Pune, with 2 connections to Dubai, 2 connections to Bangkok, and 1 connection to Singapore (sic)," Mohol wrote.
Pune airport climbs to 74th in ASQ ranking
Pune International Airport showed a slight improvement in the global Airport Service Quality (ASQ) rankings, moving up from 76th position in Q2 (April-June) to 74th in Q3 (July-September). The Pune Airport had slipped from 71st to 76th in the ASQ rankings in Q2.
Out of the 31 parameters assessed in the survey, Pune Airport showed improvement in most categories, including ease of access to the airport, ease of navigation inside the terminal, and walking distance within the facility. However, three parameters saw a decline compared to the previous quarter. These included the value for money of the selected mode of transport (including parking facilities), waiting time at border/passport control and ease of connecting to other flights.
