Mangaluru: Coastal surveillance and security in the State will get a boost as a long-pending demand of the Indian Coast Guard to have space at Mangaluru International Airport for positioning its air squadron was fulfilled on Wednesday.
The Airports Authority of India handed over about 17,000 sq ft of space in its old terminal building at Bajpe to the Coast Guard on Wednesday, according to J.T. Radhakrishna, director of the airport.
The Coast Guard had asked for space for its operations and parking its aircraft. He told The Hindu that the Coast Guard has proposed to park its two Dornier aircraft at the old terminal building which is not being used now for passenger aircraft operations.
The nearest airbase for the Coast Guard here is in Kochi and Panaji (Goa), he said.
Mr. Radhakrishna said the aircraft/ helicopter of the Coast Guard would use the air traffic services being provided by the AAI at airport for operations.
28/01/16 Raviprasad Kamila/The Hindu
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The Airports Authority of India handed over about 17,000 sq ft of space in its old terminal building at Bajpe to the Coast Guard on Wednesday, according to J.T. Radhakrishna, director of the airport.
The Coast Guard had asked for space for its operations and parking its aircraft. He told The Hindu that the Coast Guard has proposed to park its two Dornier aircraft at the old terminal building which is not being used now for passenger aircraft operations.
The nearest airbase for the Coast Guard here is in Kochi and Panaji (Goa), he said.
Mr. Radhakrishna said the aircraft/ helicopter of the Coast Guard would use the air traffic services being provided by the AAI at airport for operations.
28/01/16 Raviprasad Kamila/The Hindu
