Kerala’s first helicopter service to start ‘soon’

Doha: The first helicopter service to start from the Aranmula airport in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district will be launched in about six months, said the managing director of the airport company and US based Indian businessman Abraham Kalamannil yesterday.
Kalamannil, who runs a number of educational institutions in the district was addressing journalists at a meeting hosted by expatriate forum Friends of Tiruvalla (Fota).
The NRI businessman said more than 250 acres of land required for the airport had already been acquired and work was in full swing.
More than 5000ft of the 8000 ft long run way presently planned for the airport, has already been filled and the work is continuing at a fast pace to fill the remaining piece of land.
Aranmula Aviation Limited is developing the airport project. Doha resident Dr K C Chacko is the vice-chairman of the company.
Sasidharan Nair, another US-based NRI is the chairman of the company.
Earlier it was announced that a meeting of the Aranmula Airport Limited will be held at Travancore Nest, Qatar Malayali Samajam, this evening.
Kalamannil will inaugurate the sale of airport shares to Qatar residents at the meeting which is being hosted by Fota.
28/05/07 Gulf Times, Qatar

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