Mangaluru: A high level meeting will be convened within a week at New Delhi to take a final decision on things like introducing flights on six new routes, change of Air India Express flight timings between the city and Abu Dhabi and steps aimed at improving the international airport here. This was stated by union minister for civil aviation, Suresh Prabhu, during his visit to the city on Tuesday December 11.
On his arrival at the airport here on Tuesday December 11 morning, Prabhu exchanged information with the officials of the airport about the current situation of the airport and flight services. On this occasion, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, who also happens to be the chairman of the airport advisory committee here, requested the minister to meet certain supplementary demands for developing this airport.
The minister, who went through the petition, said that he has already received a memorandum from Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry and that he will initiate suitable steps in the matter.
After the meeting, Nalin said that decisions on introducing flights on new routes, changing of flight to Abu Dhabi etc can be taken only after holding discussions with the respective flight operators. Therefore, the minister has called for a meeting at New Delhi, he reasoned. He said that all details about the steps needed to further improve facilities at the airport here have been furnished to the minister, and he has been urged to begin Indigo Airlines flights from here to Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi, and to start new Air India services between the city and Delhi, Pune, Goa and Bengaluru.
12/12/18 daijiworld
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On his arrival at the airport here on Tuesday December 11 morning, Prabhu exchanged information with the officials of the airport about the current situation of the airport and flight services. On this occasion, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, who also happens to be the chairman of the airport advisory committee here, requested the minister to meet certain supplementary demands for developing this airport.
The minister, who went through the petition, said that he has already received a memorandum from Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry and that he will initiate suitable steps in the matter.
After the meeting, Nalin said that decisions on introducing flights on new routes, changing of flight to Abu Dhabi etc can be taken only after holding discussions with the respective flight operators. Therefore, the minister has called for a meeting at New Delhi, he reasoned. He said that all details about the steps needed to further improve facilities at the airport here have been furnished to the minister, and he has been urged to begin Indigo Airlines flights from here to Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi, and to start new Air India services between the city and Delhi, Pune, Goa and Bengaluru.
12/12/18 daijiworld
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