Steps for international flights to Visakhapatnam mooted

Visakhapatnam: The district collector, Mr J. Shyamala Rao, held a high-level meeting with officials of various departments and sought their cooperation to get international air services to the city.
The meeting was held in the collectorate on Friday and attended by officials of the Airport Authority of India (AAI), Naval officials, customs, police and representative of Air Travellers’ Association.
The collector, stressing urgency, said that the city and region was developing fast and there was need for putting the city on the international map.
Tourists from various countries had noticed the beauty of the city and similarly, industrialists were evincing interest in making investments here.
Noting that the limited operation of air traffic control manned by the Indian Navy was hampering international services, Mr Shyamala Rao asked Naval officials to increase the timings.
If there was need for more manpower and infrastructure, he would speak to higher-ups in New Delhi, he said.
07/08/10 Deccan Chronicle

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