Kozhikode: The development of the airport and lack of passenger amenities remain major concerns even as the Karipur International Airport celebrated its silver jubilee on Sunday.
The development of the airport, which was inaugurated in April 1988, has been pending for a long time due to the issues related with land acquisition. The Airports Authority of India awaits the transfer of additional land from the state government for infrastructural projects.
The airport has only 24 emigration officers compared to 60 at Thiruvananthapuram airport and 200 at Kochi airport. Different organizations sought appointment of more emigration officers as the shortage has been forcing passengers to wait for hours for emigration clearance.
"Lack of labourers and scanners force passengers to wait for hours to get their luggages back," said M P M Mubasheer, secretary, Malabar Chamber of Commerce. Due to the lack of amenities several passengers prefer Kochi airport, he said.
02/04/12 Times of India
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