The repair and re-carpeting works at the Calicut (Kozhikode) International Airport runway are progressing well and wide-bodied aircraft would resume service once the work finishes by March 2017, according to a senior Indian politician.
E.T. Muhammad Basheer, member of parliament and national secretary of Indian Union Muslim League, said that the strengthening and re-carpeting of the runway is being carried out under the close supervision of aviation experts since September 2015 and the aviation authorities have assured that it will be completed within the stipulated period of 18 months. He made the remarks while addressing a press conference in Jeddah on Friday.
Around two million Gulf expatriates from the northern Malabar region of Kerala use Calicut airport, which is the seventh busiest airport in India in terms of international traffic and is often touted as the gateway to Malabar. The Airports Authority of India (AAI), which operates the airport, is undertaking a Rs.1 billion overhaul of the extensively damaged tabletop runway.
15/03/16 Hassan Cheruppa/Saudi Gazette
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E.T. Muhammad Basheer, member of parliament and national secretary of Indian Union Muslim League, said that the strengthening and re-carpeting of the runway is being carried out under the close supervision of aviation experts since September 2015 and the aviation authorities have assured that it will be completed within the stipulated period of 18 months. He made the remarks while addressing a press conference in Jeddah on Friday.
Around two million Gulf expatriates from the northern Malabar region of Kerala use Calicut airport, which is the seventh busiest airport in India in terms of international traffic and is often touted as the gateway to Malabar. The Airports Authority of India (AAI), which operates the airport, is undertaking a Rs.1 billion overhaul of the extensively damaged tabletop runway.
15/03/16 Hassan Cheruppa/Saudi Gazette
