It's final: first flight will land on Oct 1 at Mysore

Mysore: With the directorate general of civil aviation clearing the workable airport for commercial operations, the first flight will arrive in Mysore on October 1 around 12.45 pm. It will take off from Chennai and arrive in Mysore via Bangalore.
Mysore MP H Vishwanath, who heads the airport advisory committee, on Monday reviewed the preparedness for the commercial launch of the Airports Authority of India facility. Briefing reporters, he said Kingfisher Airlines will fly the first commercial flight from Bangalore to Mysore. It will operate flights for six days in a week except Saturdays.
AAI DGM Rajiv Gupta, in-charge of the Mysore facility, said the DGCA inspected the airport in early September and cleared it for operations but the slot clearance is awaited. The flight will originate from Chennai and arrive in Bangalore. The Kingfisher flight will connect many outbound flights from Bangalore, he said. Chief minister B S Yeddyurappa is expected to arrive in the first flight, the MP stated.
27/09/10 Times of India

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