Puducherry: The State government has asked the Chairman of Airports
Authority of India (AAI) to convene a consultation with private airline
operators to resume flight services from Puducherry Airport.
In a communication to the Chairman of AAI, Welfare and Tourism Minister P.Rajavelu said that Puducherry was one of the very few State headquarters in the country which is yet to be provided with regular air connectivity. “The growth of tourism and economic development in and around Puducherry, is greatly affected by lack of air connectivity. The State government has been taking all possible steps for operationalisation of the airport,” he said.
According to the Minister, an extent of 46 hectares of land was initially transferred to the AAI in 1988. In view of the increased economic activities in the State, the Government has decided to develop the airport by extending the runway to handle all kind of aircrafts. Accordingly, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed in June 2007 with AAI for developing the airport in two phases for enabling to operate ATR type of aircrafts.
Read news in full 09/07/14 R. Sivaraman/The Hindu
In a communication to the Chairman of AAI, Welfare and Tourism Minister P.Rajavelu said that Puducherry was one of the very few State headquarters in the country which is yet to be provided with regular air connectivity. “The growth of tourism and economic development in and around Puducherry, is greatly affected by lack of air connectivity. The State government has been taking all possible steps for operationalisation of the airport,” he said.
According to the Minister, an extent of 46 hectares of land was initially transferred to the AAI in 1988. In view of the increased economic activities in the State, the Government has decided to develop the airport by extending the runway to handle all kind of aircrafts. Accordingly, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed in June 2007 with AAI for developing the airport in two phases for enabling to operate ATR type of aircrafts.
Read news in full 09/07/14 R. Sivaraman/The Hindu
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