Union Government Declares Bajpe a Customs Airport

Mangalore: The 54-year-old Bajpe Airport in Mangalore has received a boost with the Union Government declaring it a customs airport on May 3. This makes it the second customs airport in the State, after Bangalore.
It will now be able to handle operation of flights to international destinations.Air India Express, Air India's low-cost airline, has proposed to start a Mangalore-Dubai service from the airport.
As the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has stepped up efforts to provide infrastructure for customs and immigrations counters, it will be able to allow Air India Express operate its first flight on May 21.
On Thursday, AAI gave final touches to the six counters for immigration clearance. It has set up a room for the Deputy Superintendent of Police (Immigration), a server room, and a deportee room for immigration officials. National Informatics Centre has supplied ten computers to the AAI for immigration clearance.
AAI has taken up work on fixing lights to provide night-landing facilities on the new runway, the second one at the airport.
05/05/06 Raviprasad Kamila/The Hindu/Daijiworld.com

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