Mysuru: Stakeholders from the commerce and industry sectors are pinning their hopes on the new civil aviation policy unveiled by the Union government and the proposed viability gap funding for revival of the Mysuru airport.
The city airport at Mandakalli is off the air map with no commercial flights scheduled as three airlines withdrew their services citing poor patronage in recent years.
However, members of the commerce and industry sectors and various trade organisations in the city are vocal about the imperatives of air connectivity to the city to spur investment and are positive of originating air traffic from Mysuru provided the services are reliable.
“We are planning a presentation about Mysuru and its potential in terms of air passenger traffic besides the long-term industrial growth of the region … we will seek viability gap funding from the government to subsidise the airline operators to fly to Mysuru,” said Sudhakar Shetty, regional convenor of the Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI).
The presentation will be made to the higher authorities in the government and plans are to rope in the local MP, Pratap Simha, and other elected representatives to influence the policy makers, Mr. Shetty added.
29/06/16 R. Krishna Kumar/The Hindu
To Read the News in full at Source, Click the Headline
The city airport at Mandakalli is off the air map with no commercial flights scheduled as three airlines withdrew their services citing poor patronage in recent years.
However, members of the commerce and industry sectors and various trade organisations in the city are vocal about the imperatives of air connectivity to the city to spur investment and are positive of originating air traffic from Mysuru provided the services are reliable.
“We are planning a presentation about Mysuru and its potential in terms of air passenger traffic besides the long-term industrial growth of the region … we will seek viability gap funding from the government to subsidise the airline operators to fly to Mysuru,” said Sudhakar Shetty, regional convenor of the Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI).
The presentation will be made to the higher authorities in the government and plans are to rope in the local MP, Pratap Simha, and other elected representatives to influence the policy makers, Mr. Shetty added.
29/06/16 R. Krishna Kumar/The Hindu
