Air services to Mysore, soon a reality

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Mysore, Jan 28 (UNI) This city of Palaces now emerging as a major Information Technology destination, is all set to regain its lost position in the aviation map of the country within the next couple of years with all hurdles for the development of a full fledged airport removed.

Initially the airport, at Mandakalli on the outskirts of the city towards temple town of Nanjangud, would cater to ATRs and aircraft that could carry about 70 passengers. However, in a later phase the facilities would be enhanced to handle Boeing and Airbus aircraft.

Fuelling the requirement of a airport is the flurry of economic activity the city is witnessing besides the humdrum of the tourist inflow in the growing IT sector, making the city an alternate destination to Bangalore.

The city, one of the major tourist destinations in the country, had been on the aviation map more than five decades ago when a leading national newspaper was dropping its newspaper bundles using a Dacota aircraft. Thereafter it was linked with the rest of the country through Vayudoot services. However, poor patronage had led to discontinuance of the services by national carrier Indian.

With the hurdles for launch of work of upgrading the airport by the Airport Authority of India (AAI) cleared, Vishal Infrastructure Company, which had been awarded the tender for civil works by AAI had commenced the work. It would build two runways, apron, taxiway and other allied works under the supervision of AAI officials.

The Karnataka Government and AAI had earlier signed an MoU for the development of the airfield two years ago, and industry and tourism circles were egarly waiting for the project to take off.

With a 24-month dead line set for completion of Airport work, the air traffic was expected to commence in January 2009. A terminal building with a capacity to accommodate 200 passengers would be ready by the time flights began operating out of Mysore.

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