New airport proposed for port Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam: It was only last year the airport here which is under the control of Indian Navy was refurbished with a new terminal and an expanded runway. But already, a fresh proposal for a new airport for the port city is doing the rounds here. Leading the brigade is none other than state investments and infrastructure minister Ganta Srinivas Rao who says he would bring the matter to the notice of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with the Air Travellers Association of India (ATAI) local chapter also backing the new proposal.
The authorities are exploring the possibilities of setting up the new airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district, about 50 km from here. The fresh proposal is gaining ground what with international and domestic carriers expressing their inability to operate their services before 8 am and after 8 pm due to restrictions imposed by the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) of the Navy.
04/08/12 Suva G/Times of India

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Categories: airports Aug 2012