Mysore airport takes wing

Mysore: The Mysore airport, built and developed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) at an estimated cost of Rs. 82 crore, was officially inaugurated by Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa here on Saturday, putting the city on the air map of the country.
The Chief Minister announced a subsidy of Rs. 25 crore to facilitate flight operations by airlines and said the amount would be released immediately.
An estimate of the subsidy required to make flight operations viable for private airlines was worked out when a delegation of elected representatives from the State recently met Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Praful Patel, following which the Chief Minister agreed to extend the concession.
Earlier, Mr. Yeddyurappa arrived in a special flight from Mangalore. Mr. Patel, who was supposed to inaugurate the airport here, cut short his visit in Mangalore and returned to Delhi.
Minister for Tourism G. Janardhan Reddy was optimistic about early commencement of commercial flight operations and announced that his discussions with authorities of Air India, Kingfisher and Jet Airways in this regard were fruitful and they were only awaiting the inauguration of the airport.
15/05/10 The Hindu

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