Expatriates to protest discrimination aganist Indian airport

Doha: The Gulf-Calicut Air Passengers Association Qatar (Gapaq), an Indian expatriate forum headquartered in Doha, plans to resort to legal remedies to draw political attention to what it termed as “discrimination and injustice” meted out to Karippur (Calicut) airport in Kerala by Indian civil aviation officials.
The Gapaq which held a large gathering to protest against the injustice to the airport in November at the Shantiniketan Indian School grounds, said its members and their families would sit in a demonstration in front of Karippur airport on February 16 to bring the issue directly to the attention of the Indian civil aviation authorities.
Asked as to why the body chose February 16 for a sit-in at the airport, Usman said the Indian Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patil would be visiting Kerala that particular day.
Qatar-based Gapaq officials in Kerala are also consulting a senior lawyer on filing a private suit in the Kerala High Court for legal protection of international passengers’ rights to those passing through Calicut airport.
23/01/08 Gulf Times, Qatar

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Categories: Airports Jan 2008, Foreign Jan 2008