Jeddah: A senior Indian politician allayed apprehensions of around two
million Gulf expatriates from the northern Malabar region of Kerala
about the possibility of Calicut Airport losing its international status
in the wake of its partial shutdown for strengthening and re-carpeting
the runway in the current peak summer season.
E.T. Muhammad Basheer, member of parliament and national secretary of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), said that there is no basis of reports that the partial closure of the airport for about 18 months from May 1 that coincided with the opening of another airport in the region would prove detrimental to the airport.
By the time the Calicut runway work is completed, the Kannur international airport, a corporate airport, located 90 km north of Calicut, which has set a deadline for the first flight to land on Dec. 31 this year, will be fully operational. The Airports Authority of India (AAI), which operates the Calicut airport, is undertaking a Rs. 1 billion overhaul of the extensively damaged tabletop runway.
Read news in full 02/07/15 Hassan Cheruppa/Saudi Gazette
E.T. Muhammad Basheer, member of parliament and national secretary of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), said that there is no basis of reports that the partial closure of the airport for about 18 months from May 1 that coincided with the opening of another airport in the region would prove detrimental to the airport.
By the time the Calicut runway work is completed, the Kannur international airport, a corporate airport, located 90 km north of Calicut, which has set a deadline for the first flight to land on Dec. 31 this year, will be fully operational. The Airports Authority of India (AAI), which operates the Calicut airport, is undertaking a Rs. 1 billion overhaul of the extensively damaged tabletop runway.
Read news in full 02/07/15 Hassan Cheruppa/Saudi Gazette
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