Coimbatore: The government wants Indian airlines to take up more international routes and is ready to sign new bilateral agreements towards this, said Union civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati on Monday.
"The government would definitely not mind the increasing number of international passengers and raising freight. But this should contribute to our economy's GDP and not to another country's GDP," the minister said while reacting to a request from the industry to directly connect Coimbatore with Dubai.
The minister was in the city on an invitation from Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), which submitted a memorandum to him on improving the Coimbatore airport's infrastructure and connectivity.
"It would be a great help if Coimbatore was connected directly with Dubai because then we are directly connected to any destination in Europe," said ICCI president D Nandakumar.
22/09/14 Times of India
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"The government would definitely not mind the increasing number of international passengers and raising freight. But this should contribute to our economy's GDP and not to another country's GDP," the minister said while reacting to a request from the industry to directly connect Coimbatore with Dubai.
The minister was in the city on an invitation from Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), which submitted a memorandum to him on improving the Coimbatore airport's infrastructure and connectivity.
"It would be a great help if Coimbatore was connected directly with Dubai because then we are directly connected to any destination in Europe," said ICCI president D Nandakumar.
22/09/14 Times of India
