Flying away to Kolkata

Kanpur: The air connectivity from the city improved a bit in 2011. It was on May 24, 2011 that Kanpur got air connectivity with Kolkata. Earlier, the city people had to board Kolkata-bound flights from Lucknow's Amausi airport, but the city now has air connectivity with two cities Delhi and Kolkata.
Now, in 2012, the construction of a new air terminal next to the existing building is expected to begin. This will enable more number of flights to land and take-off. It is also expected that Kanpur will get air connectivity with cities like Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chennai and Bengaluru. At a time when the Delhi-Kanpur-Kolkata flight was launched Civil Aviation Minister, Vyalar Ravi had promised that the industrial city would be connected with other metro cities.
Night Landing & ILS: At a time when Kanpur is to be given air connectivity with several other destinations, the facility of night landing is also badly required. Also, the Chakeri airport is in need of an advanced category II type Instrument Landing System (ILS) for receiving flights when dense fog envelops the runway.
01/01/12 Times of India

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Categories: airports Jan 2012