Mumbai: The state has requested the Centre to allow flights from South East Asian countries to operate to and fro Nagpur, as according to state authorities, around 80,000 people from the Orange city travel to these countries every year via Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata.
Multi-modal International Hub Airport at Nagpur (MIHAN), a joint venture of the Maharashtra Airport Development Company Ltd (MADC) and Airports Authority of India (AAI), in a letter to the civil aviation secretary, has requested the Central authorities to allow airlines from Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand to operate via Nagpur.
"Data collected by us shows that there is sufficient traffic potential between Nagpur and ASEAN countries like Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia. As per their estimates, about 80,000 passengers are already travelling yearly from Nagpur to these countries using gateways like Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Chennai. This traffic can easily ensure a daily service and once that happens, more traffic will be generated leading to an automatic increase in flights," the letter by MADC chairman and managing director Tanaji Satre stated.
13/05/14 Chittaranjan Tembhekar/Times of India
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Multi-modal International Hub Airport at Nagpur (MIHAN), a joint venture of the Maharashtra Airport Development Company Ltd (MADC) and Airports Authority of India (AAI), in a letter to the civil aviation secretary, has requested the Central authorities to allow airlines from Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand to operate via Nagpur.
"Data collected by us shows that there is sufficient traffic potential between Nagpur and ASEAN countries like Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia. As per their estimates, about 80,000 passengers are already travelling yearly from Nagpur to these countries using gateways like Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Chennai. This traffic can easily ensure a daily service and once that happens, more traffic will be generated leading to an automatic increase in flights," the letter by MADC chairman and managing director Tanaji Satre stated.
13/05/14 Chittaranjan Tembhekar/Times of India
