Bangalore: Five aircraft companies have evinced interest to operate seaplanes from airports in Kerala to prime destinations within the state, Kerala Tourism Department said today.
The Kerala Department of Tourism said 20 destinations have been identified for the 'Seaplane Project', and five of them -- Astamudi, Punnamada, Kumarakom, Bolgatty and Bekal -- would be taken up initially.
The project is aimed at improving last mile connectivity by air to such destinations, from the airports of Thiruvanathapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode.
"Five aircraft companies have shown willingness to fly. We (Kerala government) are mainly doing infrastructure. We are constructing water domes there", Anil V S of Kerala Tourism Department said on the sidelines of a Kerala Tourism road-show here.
12/03/13 PTI/Economic Times
