Calicut airport director transferred
The Hindu
Chief of Coimbatore airport to replace K.S. Rao
Calicut Airport Director K. Srinivasa Rao has been transferred as Director of the Visakhapatnam airport. He will be replaced by R. Mahalingam, Director of Coimbatore airport. He will assume charge on July 9, it is learnt. Mr. Rao, who took charge of the Calicut airport in April 2018, took several initiatives, including the speedy completion of the Runway End Safety Area (RESA) of the airport. It was during his tenure that the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Airports Authority of India approved the proposal of Saudia, Emirates, and Air India to operate wide-bodied aircraft after the aviation bodies banned the services of big aircraft in 2015. During his tenure, the AAI also commissioned the ₹120-crore new international arrival block at the airport. Now facilities include the transit lounge of international standards, 38 arrival immigration counters, three hand baggage checking facility, five 60-metre conveyor belts, 20 arrival customs checking counters and a green channel.More Related News