Star Air, one of the major commercial flight operations in India, has plans in the pipeline to operate Embraer 175 aircraft from Kalaburagi Airport to enhance its passenger-carrying capacity from its existing 50 passengers with Embraer 145 aircraft to 76 passengers with bigger Embraer 175 aircraft.
The Kalaburagi Airport authorities welcomed the Embraer 175 with a spectacular water cannon salute when it landed at Kalaburagi Airport on Tuesday for a two-day trial-run to assess its performance and capabilities.
“Kalaburagi Airport extended a warm welcome to the Embraer 175 with a spectacular water cannon salute marking the beginning of a promising partnership. We are proud to be the host airport for this trial run and look forward to a successful collaboration with Star Air to operate this new aircraft on a regular basis within a couple of months,” Chilaka Mahesh, Kalaburagi Airport Director, said on Wednesday.
