Mysore airport: DGCA visit unlikely before Dasara

Mysore: Although the district administration and the state government is eager to ensure that the Mysore airport is inaugurated before September 15, paving way for flight operations before Dasara; it appears that the clearance from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is unlikely before Dasara.
While officials of the Airport Authority of India (AAI) had said, during a Chief Minister's review meeting last month, that a DGCA team would be invited for inspection in the first week of December; sources indicate that such a visit is not likely to happen soon. The government might have to start chartered flight operations at its own risk, without DGCA clearance.
"The DGCA has its own guidelines. Acquiring a clearance for an airport is an elaborate process. There are strict rules. The difficulties were evident before the opening of the new International airport in Bangalore. The airport in Mysore will not get any special consideration," said sources to Express.
"If the DGCA clearance does not come before Dasara, the government may consider operating chartered flights at its own risk. The state government has made arrangements for such an eventuality," said a source.
07/09/09 Eswar Singh/ExpressBuzz

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