Keralite bodies join hands to address woes at Calicut airport

Doha: About a dozen expatriate organisations, representing the southern Indian state of Kerala, have launched a joint campaign to address the problems faced by passengers at the Calicut Airport, one of the three international airports in the state.
The airport has been lately in the news in the Gulf as well as in Kerala, following frequent complaints and even strikes by Gulf-based passengers due to delayed flights, cancellation of flights and the alleged mistreatment of passengers by airline crew.
Several Keralite organisations in Qatar have now come under a common platform to fight against the alleged injustices meted out to the passengers by the two Indian carriers.
The forum, named the Gulf Calicut Air Passengers Action Committee (GAPAC), comprises leading community organisations like the Kerala Muslim Cultural Center (KMCC), Indian Cultural and Arts Society (Incas), Sanskriti, Indian Islamic Association, Qatar Indian Islahi Center, Qatar Muslim Islahi Center, Thrissur Jilla Souhrida Vedi, among others.
Several small organisations representing the Malabar region of the state, where the Calicut airport is located, are also members of the forum.
20/11/07 Peninsula On-line, Qatar

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