Yousuf Ali’s resignation raises hope for Air Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram: The decision of non-resident Keralite businessman Yousuf Ali M.A. to quit from the board of India’s national carrier Air India following disappointment about not being able to do much for improving air travel option of Keralites in the Gulf, has breathed new life into the six-year-old dream, Air Kerala.
Yousuf Ali, chairman of the LuLu group said that he was stepping down from the board of Air India because he was “pained” that he could not contribute much to easing the commuting travails of Keralite families in the Gulf, and particularly so despite his role as a businessman based in the Middle East.
“In the current situation, fares are increased at the whim of airlines and hurting passengers” he said, adding that it was a sorry sight to see Keralite families with children stranded at airports seeking those elusive air tickets at reasonable prices.
Yousuf Ali said he had put forth a proposal for Kerala’s own airline named Air Kerala six years ago when Oommen Chandy was chief minister in his first tenure in that post. The LuLu chairman is now hoping to realise that dream, and is stepping down from the Air India director board so as not to be on the board of a competing airline simultaneously.
21/07/12 Akhel Mathew/Gulf News

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