Thiruvananthapuram: The first seaplane scheduled to go into service in the State is expected to reach Kochi soon, one of the base stations identified.
International airports in Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode and Mangalore will be the other base stations for the service, an official spokesman said here.The seaplane is learnt to have been given mandatory clearances by the Customs and the Director General of Civil Aviation, New Delhi.
The five-plus-one carrier has been taken on lease by a Bangalore-based company from a Dubai-based player.
The inaugural service is slated to take off soon from a waterdrome (water-borne landing strip) in Ashtamudi Lake in nearby Kollam.
The project aims to connecting 25 tourist destinations. To begin with, services will be introduced in ‘prioritised circuits’.
26/05/13 Business Line
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International airports in Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode and Mangalore will be the other base stations for the service, an official spokesman said here.The seaplane is learnt to have been given mandatory clearances by the Customs and the Director General of Civil Aviation, New Delhi.
The five-plus-one carrier has been taken on lease by a Bangalore-based company from a Dubai-based player.
The inaugural service is slated to take off soon from a waterdrome (water-borne landing strip) in Ashtamudi Lake in nearby Kollam.
The project aims to connecting 25 tourist destinations. To begin with, services will be introduced in ‘prioritised circuits’.
26/05/13 Business Line
