Visakhapatnam: The need for development of Visakhapatnam airport has become vital following the bifurcation of united Andhra Pradesh, said members of the Andhra Pradesh Air Travellers' Association (APATA).
The Visakhapatnam Air Travellers' Association was transformed into APATA here on Tuesday and the associations of all the five existing airports of Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada and Kadapa will now work in coordination with the APATA.
The new members of the association include Visakha West MLA Gana Babu as well as the city airport advisory board members Veera Mohan and K Kumar Raja.
Speaking to media persons, association president Y Siva Sagara Rao said they wanted to maintain a uniform system and policy to create more facilities for air travellers in the state. Working president of the association Cheruvu Ramakotaiah said if the present airport was extended to another 250 acres, then it would be enough to enable more flights to land here. "If the present runway was extended by another 250 metres, then the bigger international flights can land here," he said.
25/11/15 Times of India
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The Visakhapatnam Air Travellers' Association was transformed into APATA here on Tuesday and the associations of all the five existing airports of Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada and Kadapa will now work in coordination with the APATA.
The new members of the association include Visakha West MLA Gana Babu as well as the city airport advisory board members Veera Mohan and K Kumar Raja.
Speaking to media persons, association president Y Siva Sagara Rao said they wanted to maintain a uniform system and policy to create more facilities for air travellers in the state. Working president of the association Cheruvu Ramakotaiah said if the present airport was extended to another 250 acres, then it would be enough to enable more flights to land here. "If the present runway was extended by another 250 metres, then the bigger international flights can land here," he said.
25/11/15 Times of India
