Mangalore’s Bajpe airport, which saw its first flight in 1951 when a cargo-cum-passenger Dakota plane touched down, will get the international tag soon. The Union Cabinet is likely to approve the proposal at its meeting later today. Of the 9.29 lakh footfalls at the airport for the year ending June 2012, 2.5 lakh were of international passengers.
The first international flight landed at Mangalore airport on October 3, 2006. Presently, Air India Express—the only operator that flies to six destinations in West Asia from Mangalore—operates on Mangalore-Kuwait-Doha, Bahrain, Dubai, Muscat and Abu Dhabi routes from Mangalore every day. Air Arabia and Spice Air were trying to join international flight schedules from Mangalore.
Mangalore International Airport is the second best connected airport after Bangalore in Karnataka. It is connected to BIA at Bangalore and Mumbai, from where one can fly to any part of the world.
The first international flight landed at Mangalore airport on October 3, 2006. Presently, Air India Express—the only operator that flies to six destinations in West Asia from Mangalore—operates on Mangalore-Kuwait-Doha, Bahrain, Dubai, Muscat and Abu Dhabi routes from Mangalore every day. Air Arabia and Spice Air were trying to join international flight schedules from Mangalore.
Mangalore International Airport is the second best connected airport after Bangalore in Karnataka. It is connected to BIA at Bangalore and Mumbai, from where one can fly to any part of the world.
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