2 international flights greet Madurai

Madurai: In a historic day of sorts for the Madurai airport, two chartered flights from Malaysia landed at the airport on Saturday afternoon, making them the first set of international aircrafts that landed in the temple city.
The arrival of Malaysian flights with 18 tourists marked a day of celebration among the industrial community in Madurai who were demanding operation of flights to international destinations for long. A battery of government officials, including DRO Ravindran, customs commissioner Fakim Ahmed, representatives of industry like N Jegatheesan, president of Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, airport committee chairman and Virudhunagar MP Manick Tagore greeted the visitors.
"Every year, we visit Tamil Nadu. But we used to arrive in Chennai airport and then travel on road to reach this part of the country which is time consuming. But, this time around we managed to arrive at Madurai in three hours from Malaysia.
26/08/12 Times of India

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