Ajit Singh assures more direct international flights from Vizag

Visakhapatnam: The Union Civil Aviation Minister, Mr Ajit Singh, has assured the Union Minister of State for HRD, Ms D. Purandeswari, on Tuesday that he will take all steps to pave the way for operation of direct flights to various international destinations from here. He said that he will visit Visakhapatnam soon to study the problems faced by the Vizag airport on his own and find solutions, according to a press release.
It may be noted that the first international flight from here to Dubai will be operated from March. 25. In the backdrop, a delegation headed by the Union Minister for HRD, Ms Purandeswari, who also represents the Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency, called on Mr. Ajit Singh on Tuesday in New Delhi. Mr Ch. Ramakotaiah, of the Air Travellers' Association, Mr P. Vishnu Kumar Raju, President of the Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association, and Mr O. Naresh Kumar, CEO of Symbiosys Technologies, were the other members of the delegation.
07/02/12 Business Line

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