Thiruvananthapuram: The State government will hold talks with various trade unions of fishermen again to allay apprehensions raised by the fisherfolk over the seaplane project and start services at the earliest.
The seaplane services have not been able to take off despite their launch from Ashtamudi Lake last Sunday. The protests by fisherfolk inside the waterdrome forced the inaugural flight to return without landing on Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha, giving a jolt to the dream project of the government.
Though the authorities have decided to hold the talks at the earliest, the dates are yet to be finalised.
The five-plus-one-seat Cessna 206 H amphibian aircraft, taken on lease by the Bangalore-based Kairali Aviation from a Dubai-based aviation company for operating the service, has been shifted to the Cochin International Airport. Michael Fabry, a Belgian national, who flew the aircraft to Kochi and piloted the inaugural flight, left for Dubai.
09/06/13 S Anil Radhakrishnan/The Hindu
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The seaplane services have not been able to take off despite their launch from Ashtamudi Lake last Sunday. The protests by fisherfolk inside the waterdrome forced the inaugural flight to return without landing on Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha, giving a jolt to the dream project of the government.
Though the authorities have decided to hold the talks at the earliest, the dates are yet to be finalised.
The five-plus-one-seat Cessna 206 H amphibian aircraft, taken on lease by the Bangalore-based Kairali Aviation from a Dubai-based aviation company for operating the service, has been shifted to the Cochin International Airport. Michael Fabry, a Belgian national, who flew the aircraft to Kochi and piloted the inaugural flight, left for Dubai.
09/06/13 S Anil Radhakrishnan/The Hindu
