Ministry urged to expedite steps to resume big aircraft operation at Calicut airport
The Hindu
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The Advisory Committee of Calicut International Airport has urged the Ministry of Civil Aviation to expedite steps to resume the operation of wide-bodied aircraft, which is still remaining suspended after the Air India Express flight crash at the airport on August 7, 2020.
Committee chairman M.P. Abdussamad Samadani, MP, said that the accident had nothing to do with the infrastructure facilities at the airport.
However, he said the delay in approving the resumption wide-bodied aircraft service caused severe hardship to passengers, especially the Non-Resident Indians bound for the Gulf sector. The expatriates had immensely contributed to the development of the airport, Mr. Samadani, who represented the Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency, said.