Pondy airport to resume from August 16

Talking to reporters here, he said Spice Jet would operate services to Hyderabad in the first phase. The revival of air connectivity would bring more tourists to Puducherry and also help boost trade.

Spice Jet would fly to Hyderabad and Vijayawada initially, he said and added that services to Bengaluru, Kochi and Tirupati were in the offing.

Also, Odisha Air had come forward to operate flights from Puducherry to Salem and Bengaluru, the Chief Minister added.

Narayanasamy also said that the plea for revival of air services from here was made to the Union Civil Aviation Ministry and through an agreement and sustained steps taken by the administration, Puducherry is being linked to Hyderabad now.

Puducherry port would also go on stream shortly as a satellite port of Chennai Port Trust to boost cargo transactions, the Chief Minister said to the media here.