Civil Aviation Gives Nod to Mangalore-Kuwait Direct Flights

Mangalore: The civil aviation authorities both in India and Kuwait have given a green signal to operate direct flights between Kuwait and Mangalore. Air India Express (AIE) will fly between these two stations shortly, Mangalore airport sources confirmed.
The direct flight between Kuwait and Mangalore was long awaited by NRIs of coastal Karnataka in Kuwait, ever since the flights between Dubai and Mangalore were introduced by AIE. A delegation of expatriates in Kuwait hailing from coastal Karnataka have been urging the Indian civil aviation authorities, including the minister, to introduce this flight at the earliest. At last, the direct flight between Kuwait and Mangalore is becoming a reality.
M R Vasudev, director of Mangalore Airport, confirmed this news. Speaking to daijiworld, he said that direct flight service between Kuwait and Mangalore would start any day after October 28.
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