Final decision on Kannur Airport soon: Patel

Kannur, Kerala, Oct 4 (UNI) Union Minister for Aviation Praful Patel has assured the North Malabar Chamber of Commerce (NMCC) that a final decision on the proposed Airport here would be taken soon.

The Minister gave the assurance to the NMCC officials when they met him at Mangalore and submitted a memorandum in this regard, a NMCC staatement said here.

The Minister was at Mangalore in connection with the foundation laying ceremony of the integrated building for the Bajpei Airport and to receive the newly introduced Dubai-Mangalore Air India flight.

Though in principle the clearance for the airport had been given, some more technical issues had to be sorted out, Mr Patel said adding the construction work on the airport would start at the earliest.

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