Mangalore Airport- Air India Express Acquires Office Space

Dubai: As what can be regarded as a further step closer to seeing international flighs land at the Bajpe airport here, Air India has deposited the requisite amount for the sake of setting up its facilities to handle Air India Express flights.
Speaking to Daijiworld, airport sources said according to existing plan, the check-in counter and the duty manager's office should be ready in a few days.
With the union government having accorded Mangalore status of a customs airport and with the police personnel having undergone training in immigration formalities etc. everything except the landing of regular flights appears to be in place. An airline official told this correspondent that the regular cancellation and diversion of flights destined to Mangalore owing to heavy rains might have dampened the tempo of early introductions of international flights.
16/07/06 Rajesh Sequeira/Daijiworld.com

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