Vishakhapatnam: The scheduled first flight of SilkAir to Singapore from the city airport was made possible only because of the efforts of many persons, Minister of State for Human Resource Development D. Purandeswari said on Saturday and thanked each one of them for their commitment to make it a reality.
Addressing the Visakha Vimana Vijayotsava Sabha organised by Visakha Air Travellers’ Association (VATA) to felicitate those responsible for making this long-cherished dream a reality, Ms. Purandeswari downplayed her contribution to the effort. She named all the persons who worked behind the screen to make it a reality.
She thanked Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram for sanctioning the additional posts to make 24X7 operations at the airport a reality in the near future.
She thanked Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, the Defence Minister, the Aviation Minister, the Chief of Eastern Naval Command, officials of different departments, and also the Navy for enabling SilkAir operate flights from the city, thereby connecting it to the rest of the world.
28/10/12 The Hindu
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Addressing the Visakha Vimana Vijayotsava Sabha organised by Visakha Air Travellers’ Association (VATA) to felicitate those responsible for making this long-cherished dream a reality, Ms. Purandeswari downplayed her contribution to the effort. She named all the persons who worked behind the screen to make it a reality.
She thanked Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram for sanctioning the additional posts to make 24X7 operations at the airport a reality in the near future.
She thanked Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, the Defence Minister, the Aviation Minister, the Chief of Eastern Naval Command, officials of different departments, and also the Navy for enabling SilkAir operate flights from the city, thereby connecting it to the rest of the world.
28/10/12 The Hindu
