Karipur airport runway will remain closed from March 25 onwards

The Karipur airport runway will remain closed for seven hours in the morning from March 25 onwards. The runway will remain closed as part of the construction work of Runway End Safety Area (RESA) From March 25 to April 15, the runway will be closed between 12.00 pm and 07.00 pm.

As per the new summer schedule, IndiGo will start services to Hyderabad from March 25. The daily flight which will take off from Karipur at 9.30 am will reach Hyderabad by 11.15 pm and will return from Hyderabad at 6.20 pm and reach Karipur by 8.05 pm. The afternoon service to Sharjah has been shifted to night, as per the new schedule. The Sharjah flight will start at 10.25 pm and reach Sharjah at 1.00 am. Jet Airways Mumbai flight is also rescheduled at 11 am, which will reach Mumbai at 12.55 pm. Similarly, Jet Airways’ BEngaluru flight will take off from Karipur at 11.50 am as per the new schedule.

The RESA extension work at Karipur have started two months back. The lighting arrangements will also be changed as part of the RESA extension. The construction is expected to be completed by April 15.