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February 12th, 2022 8:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

No Plans to Reduce the Length of the Runway at Calicut International Airport: Scindia

In a reply given in Lok Sabha, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia assured that there is no plan to shorten the length of the tabletop runway of Calicut International Airport to expand the Runway End Safety Area (RESA), to resume the operations of wide-bodied aircraft at the airport. Minister was answering the queries raised by M. K. Raghavan, an MP from Calicut, who is also the co-Chairman of the Calicut... Read More

February 5th, 2022 5:50 PM 0 COMMENTS

Haj Panel Calls for Reopening the Embarkation Point at Calicut Airport

The Kerala State Haj Committee has asked for the revival of the Calicut International Airport as a Haj pilgrimage embarkation site. On Thursday, C. Mohammed Faizy, the committee's chairman, told the media that the Malabar region accounted for more than 80% of applicants for the Haj trip each year. Given this, naming the Cochin International Airport as the embarkation site, where just 20% of pilgrims rely, is an injustice. In... Read More

January 25th, 2022 5:37 PM 0 COMMENTS

Calicut Airport Demands Ministry to Resume the Operations of Wide-Bodied Aircraft

The Calicut International Airport’s Advisory Committee has requested the Ministry of Civil Aviation to pace up the process to resume wide-body aircraft operations, suspended since the Air India Express flight accident held at the airport on August 7, 2020. The accident had nothing to do with the airport’s infrastructure, according to committee head M.P. Abdussamad Samadani, Member of Parliament. Samadani, who represents the Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency of Kerala, also... Read More

July 16th, 2020 5:59 AM 0 COMMENTS

MPs From North Malabar Raise Concerns On Dynamic Ticket Pricing System Of Air India

Lok Sabha members from North Kerala has raised various concerns regarding the ticket pricing, non-availability of flights to certain areas, etc. to the aviation minister Hardeep S. Puri in a meeting held in Delhi. One of the major issues discussed was the pricing anomaly practised by Air India. The airline adopts a dynamic pricing system for the tickets, where the airline will charge higher fares if the journey date is... Read More

July 16th, 2020 5:58 AM 0 COMMENTS

Wide-Body Aircraft of Saudia Airlines Lands at Calicut Airport Putting an End to the Three-Year-Old Ban

Wide-body aircraft resumed operations at Calicut International Airport after a ban of three years. Saudi Arabian Airlines a.k.a. Saudia from Jeddah arrived at the airport and was welcomed with a water salute tradition. The flight carried 282 passengers onboard. Director General of Civil Aviation initially imposed the ban in May 2015 citing safety guidelines and re-carpeting works for six months. The ban was imposed after a court inquiry report on... Read More

July 16th, 2020 3:49 AM 0 COMMENTS

Calicut Airport May Soon Resume the Operations of Wide-Bodied Aircraft of Air India, Emirates

The wide-bodied aircraft of Air India and Emirates may soon commence operations from Calicut International Airport, possibly from next month. The airlines have submitted the reports of compatibility, safety and mitigation assessments necessary for the operation to the authorities. However, the airlines are yet to receive ‘No Objection Certificate’ (NOC) from civil aviation authority, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Currently, Saudi Arabian Airlines is operating wide-bodied aircraft from... Read More

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