Panel for reopening of HAL airport

Bangalore: A Joint House Committee of the Karnataka State Legislature has suggested to the Government to consider reopening of the HAL airport for “low-cost carriers, regional flights, courier services, executive jets and so on”.
The panel said: “The Government should consider the valuable inputs in the report of Airports Authority of India and the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Civil Aviation, and also notings of this committee” and give “fresh thought on the re-opening of the HAL Airport for healthy competition and convenience of the public”. It said that the Executive Order issued for closure of the HAL Airport “be reviewed by the Centre, and the airport allowed to function”. This would improve connectivity to Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, an objective of the aviation policy.
Bharatiya Janata Party MLA D. Hemachandra Sagar, who headed the 21-member joint legislature committee (JLC), tabled the report on “Examination of Construction of BIA” in the Legislative Assembly on Monday.
The committee report expressed disappointment over the facade of the terminal building of the BIAL which had failed to depict the “culture and glory” of Karnataka.
21/12/09 The Hindu

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Categories: Airports Dec 2009