Mangalore: Dream Realized as Kuwait-bound Metal Bird Takes-off in Style
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (GA)
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Mangalore, Jul 17: As the giant metal bird bearing the banner of Air India Express left the Mangalore tarmac for Kuwait, Thursday July 17 evening was sealed firmly in the annals of Mangalore's aviation circles. Lacs of Mangaloreans working and living in Kuwait had dreamt of this historic day a million times in the last few years while a quite a few of them had contributed their best towards realizing this dream. Even when chips were down, they did not give up; when they had to swim against the tide, they did not deter and finally when they were up against challenges, they were upto it. If direct flight to Kuwait from Mangalore has become a reality it is because prayers an wishes of lacs of people, steal and resolve of a thousands of them and day-in-and-day-out efforts of a few more.
The Kuwait-bound Air India Express flight was to take-off to the skies at 7.40 pm on Thursday July 17. But it was delayed. Passengers after completing all their emigration and security formalities, slowly marched towards this giant metal bird which was ready to take them to their destination through a historic and dream journy around 7.30 pm. When it was dot 8 pm, Kuwait-bound flight started on a slow pace on the second runway before gathering speed and finally taking-off in a zip.
As the flight soon disappeared in the dark Mangalorean sky, hundreds of people who had gathered in the airport broke into celebration. This was indeed a blessed occasion and it was proved as it started drizzling in the vicinity.
Mangalore airport director M R Vasudeva, who has been the backbone behind all these developments at the airport, Karnataka NRI Forum convener Rajesh Sequeira who has contributed his best in realizing this dream were among the few dignitaries who were eyewitnesses to this historic moment.
Eversince first international flight to Dubai had been launched, Mangalore airport had always witnessed first landing, since flights usually took-off abroad. But this time around, it was a different story as first flight took-off from Mangalore to Kuwait.
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