Andal: Three regional airlines have submitted Expression of Interest (EoI) to operate flights from Durgapur to cities like Ranchi, Patna, Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Kolkata, Bagdogra and Cooch Behar from the Andal airport near Durgapur.
On October 15, the three non-scheduled opertors — Pinnacle Air, Spirit Air and North-East Shuttle — have submitted EoI to the state transport department after the progress review meeting of Durgapur Aerotropolis at Kolkata a few days ago. Pinnacle Air has a Falcon 2000 LX and Cessna CJ2+. Spirit Air has a Cessna Sky Hawk and Cessna Sky Caravan while North-East Shuttle operates Dornier aircraft.
At the progress review meeting, transport principal secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay had hinted at the government's keenness to get the airport operation, at least for a test flight, during the investor meet — Bishwa Banga — scheduled in Kolkata from January 7 to January 9, 2015. Though the airport is unlikely to get an operator's license till next March, the test flight with a sub-20 seater plane will serve as a symbolic take-off that chief minister Mamata Banerjee is keen to showcase at the meet.
30//10/14 Debajyoti Chakraborty/Times of India
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On October 15, the three non-scheduled opertors — Pinnacle Air, Spirit Air and North-East Shuttle — have submitted EoI to the state transport department after the progress review meeting of Durgapur Aerotropolis at Kolkata a few days ago. Pinnacle Air has a Falcon 2000 LX and Cessna CJ2+. Spirit Air has a Cessna Sky Hawk and Cessna Sky Caravan while North-East Shuttle operates Dornier aircraft.
At the progress review meeting, transport principal secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay had hinted at the government's keenness to get the airport operation, at least for a test flight, during the investor meet — Bishwa Banga — scheduled in Kolkata from January 7 to January 9, 2015. Though the airport is unlikely to get an operator's license till next March, the test flight with a sub-20 seater plane will serve as a symbolic take-off that chief minister Mamata Banerjee is keen to showcase at the meet.
30//10/14 Debajyoti Chakraborty/Times of India
