Kozhikode: The Calicut International Airport Development Society (CIADS) has urged the State government to initiate steps to acquire the required land for the development of Kozhikode airport.
The office-bearers of CIADS said here that lack of basic facilities and inadequate number of flights to foreign destinations, especially Gulf countries, had been forcing the passengers from here to head for Kochi and other airports. The main problem faced by Kozhikode airport is the non-availability adequate space.
The State government has been unable to acquire 157 acres of land as promised by it and this has resulted in the development of the airport coming to a standstill. Though successive governments had been making announcements to the effect, they remained only on paper, CIADS said.
While there are 15 and 14 foreign flights from Kochi and Thriuvananthapuram airports respectively, Kozhikode airport, which boasts maximum number of Gulf passengers from the State, has only eight foreign flights. The government seemed to be not having as much interest in the development of Kozhikode airport as in the case of the other two airports, the society lamented.
11/04/12 Business Line
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