The decision to
declare Mangalore airport an international airport will benefit the region,
according to Union Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily.
In a press release
here on Friday, Moily said Mangalore is the gateway to Karnataka. It has the
potential to develop as an important commercial centre next to Mumbai on the
West coast. He said that taking advantage of the presence of a major port in
the city, a number of industries are situated in Mangalore.
He said educational
institutions in the region had attracted the attention of the world, and the
region has developed as a hub of excellence.
“Mangalore airport has
been functioning since 1951 and deserves to be declared an international
airport,” Moily said.
Currently, Mangalore
airport has the facilities to handle 400 passengers in the domestic arrival
hall and 150 passengers in the international hall.
The October 4 meeting
of the Union Cabinet had approved the proposal for declaring Mangalore an
international airport along with four other airports.
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