Nedumbassery: The state is all set to start its first seaplane service in June. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will officially inaugurate the service on Sunday, Tourism Minister A P Anil Kumar said here. The amphibian aircraft Cessna 206H which arrived here from New Delhi at around 12.30 pm was given a traditional water salute welcome. Two Air Crash Fire Tenders pumped water to a height of 20 meters as the aircraft taxied from the runway to the hangar tarmac.
A P Anil Kumar, Minister for Tourism who was present at the MRO hangar greeted Captain Michael Fabry who piloted the aircraft by presenting him a bouquet.
Welcoming the guests, Minister Anil Kumar said that the realisation of the seaplane project was the result of over one-and-a-half years of hard work by the Tourism Department. “We are starting off with one aircraft but in due course 11 more will be added. For that, five new operators have already approached the department showing their willingness,” he said.
There’s no reason for the fisherfolk to be worried as the aircraft produces less sound than a fishing boat when it starts, and there’s no scope of damaging the sealife underwater, he said.
31/05/13 Joseph Mampilli/New Indian Express
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A P Anil Kumar, Minister for Tourism who was present at the MRO hangar greeted Captain Michael Fabry who piloted the aircraft by presenting him a bouquet.
Welcoming the guests, Minister Anil Kumar said that the realisation of the seaplane project was the result of over one-and-a-half years of hard work by the Tourism Department. “We are starting off with one aircraft but in due course 11 more will be added. For that, five new operators have already approached the department showing their willingness,” he said.
There’s no reason for the fisherfolk to be worried as the aircraft produces less sound than a fishing boat when it starts, and there’s no scope of damaging the sealife underwater, he said.
31/05/13 Joseph Mampilli/New Indian Express
