Friday, October 17, 2014

Mysore airport stares at bleak future yet again

Mysore: While SpiceJet made Sankranti memorable a year ago by launching its flight services between Mysore and?Bangalore on the festival day on January 14, 2013, for the coming Deepavali, it has thrown in a wet blanket.

On October 25, when a flight takes off to Bangalore from?Mysore Airport at?Mandakalli on Mysore-Nanjangud Road, it would be the last commercial flight from Mysore. SpiceJet, the current service provider, has decided to withdraw the services from Mysore to Bangalore for a period of one year from October 26 to October 24 next year. With this, the airport is staring at a similar situation that had cropped up when Kingfisher abruptly suspended its services at the fag end of 2012.

“I received an email from the local authorities of SpiceJet on October 11, announcing the withdrawal of services between Mysore and?Bangalore, after the conclusion of its ongoing schedule on October 25. However, in the interest of the dedicated passengers, I have written to the operator to reconsider its decision,” Airport Director?C?Manjunath told Deccan?Herald on Friday.
17/10/14 Sreekantswamy B/Deccan Herald
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