Congress leader promises budget flights to Kerala

Ramesh Chennithala, president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), on his visit to the Kingdom “to meet our colleagues who have a Congress background and faith in the Congress ideology,” said he would take up the demand of the Keralite community here for a budget flight to Kerala with the Indian prime minister and the civil aviation ministry.Chennithala, who met the Indian community in Dammam and Jeddah recently, told Saudi Gazette that one of the main issues raised by them concerned travel.
“We will definitely pursue the demand for direct and cheap flights to India, especially to Kerala, with the relevant authorities,” said Chennithala, who was accompanied by M.M. Hassan, chairman of NORKA – Non-Resident Organization for Kerala Affairs.
“The Air India Express should be introduced here,” he said, adding that flights to Cochin, Trivandrum and Calicut are in demand.
“If a flight is introduced to Trivandrum, it can cover both Cochin and Calicut -- one single flight can touch three international airports,” Chennithala said.
He said the other purpose of his visit was to promote the Jai Hind television channel, which is one of the main channels of Kerala. The channel belongs to the Congress Party, and was inaugurated by Sonia Gandhi, UPA (United Progressive Alliance) chairperson, a year ago.
24/01/09 Habib Shaikh/Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia

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