History
The Pune Airport was declared as a Customs airport in January, 1997 for the export of specified goods. With effect from 12 December 2005, Pune Airport was notified as an International Airport for the clearance of passengers and baggage. International flights to Dubai and Singapore commenced by Indian in 2005. These flights however were cancelled later. In 2004-05, Pune Airport handled about 165 passengers a day, which works out to around 60,000 a year. It increased to 250 passengers a day in 2005-06. There was a sharp rise in 2006-07 when passengers reached 4,309 a day making it over 15,00,000 a year and more than 2.8 million passengers a year in 2010- 2011 (about 8,000 passengers a day).
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