Caged Surtis flap on Facebook for airport

Surat: Tired of being let down time and again after repeated assurances of promised air connectivity, Surtis have begun to voice out on Facebook by forming a group called 'We want a working airport at Surat'. The movement has got immense support by Surtis around the world and has grown from 80 to a whopping 600 plus members and counting.
Begun with the simple lines 'Dreaming a day when no need to catch a train after a long wait at Borivali station. Just land directly on our own airport', two months ago, the group was started by an NRI Surti youngster - Priyank Desai - who lives in Armenia.
Discovered by a Surti businessman Manoj Singapuri on Facebook on Thursday evening, it is now spreading like wildfire. "I chanced upon it while searching for information on Surat airport, day before yesterday. It had 80 members protesting and I added my entire group of friends to it. Since then, I have been constantly posting official numbers and data regarding this issue. Even the smallest of cities like Dibrugarh and Agartala have at least 6 flights each," says Singapuri.
Overnight, strong comments as well as online links to news articles where politicians have made false promises in the past have been posted on the FB group wall.
14/05/11 Ashleshaa Khurana/Times of India

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Categories: Airports May 2011