Pregnant women passengers at Pune airport’s new terminal to get pick-up service

The dedicated cab service at the newly opened terminal will also be available for solo women passengers and people with disabilities.

The pick-up service at the newly opened terminal will also be available for solo women passengers and people with disabilities (PWD), who otherwise would have to go upto the Aeromall parking area. (File)

Pregnant women arriving at the Terminal 2 of the Pune International Airport (PIA) can now get a dedicated cab service that would drop them at their destination.

The pick-up service at the newly opened terminal will also be available for solo women passengers and people with disabilities (PWD), who otherwise would have to go upto the Aeromall parking area.

The facility has been put in place on a trial basis by PIA and Aeromall Authority.

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It has been over two months since the new terminal building, also called New Integrated Terminal Building (NITB), became operational. As per airport officials, the new terminal has a daily footfall of 8,000 to 9,000 passengers.

Santosh Dhoke, Pune Airport director, mentioned that very few airports in the country has the initiative, which was implemented at the airport. “Currently, the pickup service is available only for women and disabled passengers, and others are not allowed to use this service from the new terminal arrival,” he said.

“At most airports in India, passengers have to walk to the pickup points, but Pune has introduced this to enhance service for a select group,” he added.

Y S Rajput, Aeromall’s vice-president, highlighted that services such as e-buses and golf carts are already available from Terminal 2 to the multi-level parking area and many passengers assist women or disabled individuals with wheelchairs. “But now, passengers don’t have to worry. We also have free shuttle buses running every five minutes,” he said.

Shubham Tigga

Shubham Tigga hails from Chhattisgarh and studied journalism at the Asian College of Journalism. He previously reported in Chhattisgarh on Indigenous issues and is deeply interested in covering socio-political, human rights, and environmental issues in mainland and NE India. Presently based in Pune, he reports on civil aviation, other transport sectors, urban mobility, the gig economy, commercial matters, and workers' unions. You can reach out to him on LinkedIn ... Read More

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