Kannur airport should be built by expatriate Indians: AIAUF

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Dubai, Apr 14 (UNI) The Kannur airport in Kerala, which finally has got clearance from Indian Defence Ministry for expansion, should be built by expatriate Indians on the lines of Cochin International Airport, the All India Airport Users' Forum (AIAUF) has said.

''Cochin airport has become the most successful airport in India and the most profitable one due to the fact that it was set up and run with the capital gathered from shares of expatriate Indians,'' said KM Basheer, General Secretary of AIAUF.

He said this business model could be pursued in the case of Kannur airport project in which many Indians in the Gulf countries are willing to invest.

''If shares are gathered from expatriate Indians, the project can be completed in a record time and further management of the airport also could be carried out smoothly on the lines of Cochin airport,'' Mr Basheer pointed out.

AIAUF has also asked the Indian Civil Aviation authorities to expedite approval for foreign airlines to operate from Kannur without further delay as competition would bring down fares.

UNI

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