Delayed decision can hamper the progress of Vizag Airport

Visakhapatnam: It’s high time the Government of India came out with a decision on extension of watch hours at Visakhapatnam Airport to facilitate the operation of the Visakhapatnam - Singapore Silk Air flight from October 1.
The government, which had all along been seeking written consent from the airline operators for extension of watch hours, is now ‘tight-lipped’ on the issue though SilkAir has announced its schedule of operation long ago. “There is a danger of the airline postponing the launch or totally pulling out, if the government fails to come out with an early announcement on extension of watch hours,” feel air travellers. Union Minister of Tribal Affairs and Panchayati Raj V. Kishore Chandra Deo has once again written to the Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Tuesday seeking extension of watch hours to facilitate the introduction of the SilkAir flight. In the past, when Mr. Kishore Chandra Deo sought extension of watch hours till midnight, Mr. Antony had replied to him in June 2009 that the Indian Navy was in a position to extend watch hours.
25/07/12 B. Madhu Gopal/The Hindu

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Categories: airports Jul 2012