Ahmedabad: At the half-yearly meeting of the Airport Advisory Committee on Monday its members including Member of Parliament Harin Pathak asked for restoring the direct international flights to UK, US and other countries from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA).
Pathak said passengers are forced to take their flights either via Delhi or Mumbai. He said the construction of international terminal and some other facilities have already cost over Rs400 crore. However, he added that the money would be a waste if the facilities are not used.
The committee has been constituted to advise airport management over the issues pertaining to passenger's facilitation and airport development among others. Apart from Pathak, the meeting was also attended by the former Woman and Child Welfare minister Maya Kodnani.
According to airport sources, it seems that the members of the committee were not convinced with the idea of operating Air India's domestic flights from the swanky international terminal. Pathak specifically pointed to the Air India's flight (AI-861, A'bad-New Delhi) to be operated from the domestic terminal itself and not via international terminals.
05/07/11 Daily News & Analysis
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