Thiruvananthapuram: Code-B aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) is likely to be the first aircraft to touch down at the 3,050-metre runway of the Kannur airport, coming up at Mattannur.
The Kannur International Airport Limited (KIAL) authorities are to submit a formal letter soon to the IAF seeking clearance for the landing of the Code-B aircraft without passengers under Visual Flight Rules.
Several airlines, including Air India Express, have evinced interest in operating the first test flight to the airport coming up at a cost of Rs.1,892 crore.
The commercial flight operations from Kannur would commence in mid-2016 once the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued the mandatory clearance, official sources said.
The KIAL authorities held discussions with Group Captain Bushan Kaushal and Group Captain Sunil Nair of the Southern Air Command and Captain Pankaj Chauhan of INS Garuda here recently on the proposed Defence Enclave in the Kannur airport.
15/08/15 S Anil Radhakrishnan/The Hindu
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The Kannur International Airport Limited (KIAL) authorities are to submit a formal letter soon to the IAF seeking clearance for the landing of the Code-B aircraft without passengers under Visual Flight Rules.
Several airlines, including Air India Express, have evinced interest in operating the first test flight to the airport coming up at a cost of Rs.1,892 crore.
The commercial flight operations from Kannur would commence in mid-2016 once the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued the mandatory clearance, official sources said.
The KIAL authorities held discussions with Group Captain Bushan Kaushal and Group Captain Sunil Nair of the Southern Air Command and Captain Pankaj Chauhan of INS Garuda here recently on the proposed Defence Enclave in the Kannur airport.
15/08/15 S Anil Radhakrishnan/The Hindu
