Daijiworld News Network - Mangalore (MB)
Mangalore, Apr 26: State's principal home secretary Sudhakar Rao will be visiting the Mangalore airport on Thursday, April 27 to study the facilities available to set up an immigration counter for international flights.
This is considered a major step in facilitating the handling of international flights at Bajpe airport. The maiden flight by Air India Express between Dubai and Mangalore was to land and take off on May 7.
However, reports from the state capital said the home department had raised objections about the facilities availabe there. As a result, serious doubts were being raised about the maiden flight in fact taking place on May 7. Rumours were around that the event could be postponed until the end of monsoons.
On hearing this the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and several organizations and political leaders put pressure on the state government. It indeed seems to have worked and the top home official himself would visit the airport on Thursday for an on-the-spot study. He is expected to take a final decision after making a study.