Coimbatore: The expansion of the runway in Coimbatore airport for which land acquisition was urgently required to be taken up was in limbo, C.R. Swaminathan, President, Residents Awareness Association of Coimbatore (RAAC), said. The modernisation of the terminal building was done at a huge cost but expansion of the runway could not be taken up for want of additional land.
The airport, despite carrying the tag of an international airport, provides service to only two overseas destinations — Sharjah and Singapore.
Swaminathan said if flights were operated from Coimbatore to Dubai, they would provide convenient access to Europe and the US since Dubai was a key international hub for air travel. If the airport runway was not expanded to meet the norms, it faced the threat of losing its international status, he said.
04/11/13 R Yega Narayanan/Business Line
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The airport, despite carrying the tag of an international airport, provides service to only two overseas destinations — Sharjah and Singapore.
Swaminathan said if flights were operated from Coimbatore to Dubai, they would provide convenient access to Europe and the US since Dubai was a key international hub for air travel. If the airport runway was not expanded to meet the norms, it faced the threat of losing its international status, he said.
04/11/13 R Yega Narayanan/Business Line
