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Flight service begins from Shivamogga airport, second biggest in Karnataka

  •   Thu, Aug 31 2023 01:27:31 PM

Shivamogga, Aug 31 (IANS): Flight services from the Shivamogga airport, the second biggest in Karnataka, after the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, began from Thursday.

Former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, who made it a point to get the airport project implemented, thanked the farmers.

Speaking to reporters, he stated: "Today is a day of celebration. Bengaluru-Shivamogga flight service has begun from today. All the credit for this should go to the farmers of the region, for not creating problems at any stage from acquisition of agricultural land to any stage during building of this airport.

“Shivamogga is the second biggest airport in the state after Bengaluru. I want to thank farmers who extended their cooperation.”

Yediyurappa also made arrangements for farmers to travel with him on the maiden flight.

Minister for Large and Medium Industries M.B. Patil stated that the operation of flights from Shivamogga airport is going to give a boost to the Malnad region.

"Chikkamagaluru, Haveri, Davanagere districts will also benefit. This will also ensure academic, economical and all round development. The Shivamogga airport is built at a cost of Rs 450 croresand named after Rastra Kavi Kuvempu (iconic Kannada author). Once the night landing is ensured, there will be more connections. The tenders have already called for operation of flights to various cities including Goa," he added.

Patil, Yediyurappa, former minister K.S. Eshwarappa, MP B.Y. Raghavendra, MLA B.Y. Vijayendra, former minister and BJP MLA Araga Jnanendra also travelled in the first IndiGo flight from Bengaluru to Shivamogga.

They were received at the Shivamogga airport by the Minister for Education Madhu Bangarappa.

Patil will later return to Bengaluru on the same flight.

Sources said that there was a huge demand for Shivamogga-Bengaluru flight and the bookings were already done months in advance.

The tenders have been called for operation of flights to Tirupathi, Hyderabad.

Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai will also be connected soon.

The airport is built in a picturesque location on 779 acres and is the only one to be managed by the state government.

The Shivamogga airport was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 27, 2022.

 

 

 
  

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  • Rita, Germany

    Fri, Sep 01 2023

    Really?Within a year Airport is ready?Flights are on Air?Is it only Inland travel or any foreign flight is there?Nothing is known about it .When in Mangalore if they had done more developments and foreign flights can land ,would be much better.Mangalore is as was before 60 or 70years-Hard to reach mangalore.

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  • George, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 31 2023

    Inaugurated on 27th Feb 2022 and flight operations tarted today! SOMETHING TO BE SERIOUSLY THOUGHT OF.

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  • vishnu bhat, bangalore

    Thu, Aug 31 2023

    backside of nowhere!!! waste of public funds. ego maalish, that is what it is.

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  • Sunil K, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 31 2023

    Mangaluru is the best place with connections via land, air and sea. If not for the greed of our selfish MLAs, Mangaluru would have had one of the best airports in India today.

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  • Sompa, Kodi - Bengre

    Thu, Aug 31 2023

    Here .. we have one table top airport as if we dont have any place in Udupi / Mangalore. The airport is the result of narrow minded people who thought about themselves and not the future. Padubidri would have been ideal and real International instead of UPCL power plant which polluted coastal districts. ,

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  • Pavan, Mlr

    Thu, Aug 31 2023

    Airport will be sold to Gujju Adani soon Thanks to gobiji

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  • Ramesh Prabhu, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 31 2023

    Thanks to our MP. Mangalore Airport, so called international airport has - NO Food Court - NO lounge - NO Digi Yatra kiosks - NO Ola Uber Service - NO Maternity care room - NO proper roads to reach the airport. Pothole ridden third class roads. - and many more NOs Well, Shivamogga airport will soon be managed by Adani :)

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  • John Tauro, M'lore

    Thu, Aug 31 2023

    This airport can also benefit coastal passengers from Kundapur - Honnavar stretch.

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  • Satya, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 31 2023

    May go the way of Mysore airport. Beautiful airport with no flights operating.

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  • Sainik, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 31 2023

    1000s of people from Shimoga are working in Arab countries. This is definitely going to be a super hit airport. Earlier they used to pay 10k for TAXIs

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  • PS, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 31 2023

    One is reminded of Hambantota Intl. Airport ordered to be built by Mahinda Rajapaksa. It is supposedly used now to park aircrafts and by flying schools

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  • real kujuma, kodial

    Thu, Aug 31 2023

    power of Sidda devaraya...for implementation of the project Sidda had to come...Jai rajadhiraja..bahu parak...

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Raheja Waterfront

    Thu, Aug 31 2023

    Mangalore should have been the second biggest Airport in Karnataka ...

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  • Prakash, Manipal

    Thu, Aug 31 2023

    Totally a waste investment... Ideal location would be Davanagere... Only due to Yeddy's ego this white elephant is constructed at state expense... This will be a burden on Karnataka state as maintenance also is on its head... Adani will never come close to bid for running the place... No industries nearby nor any local produce for cargo.... Complete waste of public money....

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  • rovil pinto, Mangalore ,Muscat

    Thu, Aug 31 2023

    any update in international flight when it will start . has ticket to mangalore aiport from air inida flight from october to december are reached to sky high like going to moon ........ so that we can atleast go to Shivamogga airport........

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  • Rolf, Dubai

    Thu, Aug 31 2023

    From the top it look like BJP lotus emblem. Panothi will hit .

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  • Alphonso Dsouza, Mumbai

    Thu, Aug 31 2023

    Sadly the kamal left the mud.

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