Visakhapatnam: Representatives of 15 airlines are expected to participate in the International Airlines Summit, being organised jointly by the AP Air Travellers Association (APATA) and AP Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Tour and Travels Association of AP, here on March 26.
The objective of the summit is to rope in more airline operators, both domestic and international, to operate flights from Visakhapatnam International Airport as also from Vijayawada, Tirupati and Rajahmundry airports. The potential of cargo exports from AP, creation of additional infrastructure facilities and provision of better amenities to passengers would also be discussed at the summit, APATA working president Cheruvu Ramakotaiah and director of AP Chambers of Commerce and Industry Federation (APCCIF), Visakhapatnam, O. Naresh Kumar, told a media conference here on Thursday.
Mr. Ramakotaiah said Visakhapatnam International Airport was number 1 among the Type II airports in India and hoped that more exporters would consider Vizag for exports. Pawan Hans was prepared to operate 12-seater aircraft from Vizag, provided it was given a base at the airport. He said15 airline operators would participate in the summit. He recalled as to how APATA, in its earlier avatar as VATA, brought the Singapore High Commissioner to Visakhapatnam in the past.
To Read the News in Full 25/03/16 The Hindu
The objective of the summit is to rope in more airline operators, both domestic and international, to operate flights from Visakhapatnam International Airport as also from Vijayawada, Tirupati and Rajahmundry airports. The potential of cargo exports from AP, creation of additional infrastructure facilities and provision of better amenities to passengers would also be discussed at the summit, APATA working president Cheruvu Ramakotaiah and director of AP Chambers of Commerce and Industry Federation (APCCIF), Visakhapatnam, O. Naresh Kumar, told a media conference here on Thursday.
Mr. Ramakotaiah said Visakhapatnam International Airport was number 1 among the Type II airports in India and hoped that more exporters would consider Vizag for exports. Pawan Hans was prepared to operate 12-seater aircraft from Vizag, provided it was given a base at the airport. He said15 airline operators would participate in the summit. He recalled as to how APATA, in its earlier avatar as VATA, brought the Singapore High Commissioner to Visakhapatnam in the past.
To Read the News in Full 25/03/16 The Hindu
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