Domestic airline services at the Kannur International Airport under construction here will start by middle of this year, according to KIAL Managing Director P. Bala Kiran.
An official press release here on Saturday quoting Mr. Kiran said that the State and Central governments and the Airports Authority of India had signed a memorandum of understanding in this regard. Airlines such as Spice Jet and Indigo had informed that they are ready to operate daily flight services from the greenfield airport to Ghaziabad, Chennai, Ghaziabad, Bengaluru, Hubli, New Delhi, Goa, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram. Also, Jet Airways and Go Air agreed to operate services to and from Dammam in Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates respectively. Air India Express airlines also was also prepared to conduct services to six West Asia destinations, Mr. Kiran informed.
He also said that airlines such as Air India, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Ethihad, Oman AIr, Air Asia, Fly Dubai, Air Arabia, Gulf Air, Sri Lankan Airways, Tiger Airways also expressed their interest in operating services from the new airport.
The release said that the State government would bear 20% of the loss likely to be incurred by the domestic airlines initially due to the shortage of passengers. This would be allocated as viability gap fund.
The remaining would be borne by the Central government.
It was also decided that Goods and Services Tax (GST) for aviation fuel was fixed at 1%, Mr. Kiran said.
07/01/18 The Hindu
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An official press release here on Saturday quoting Mr. Kiran said that the State and Central governments and the Airports Authority of India had signed a memorandum of understanding in this regard. Airlines such as Spice Jet and Indigo had informed that they are ready to operate daily flight services from the greenfield airport to Ghaziabad, Chennai, Ghaziabad, Bengaluru, Hubli, New Delhi, Goa, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram. Also, Jet Airways and Go Air agreed to operate services to and from Dammam in Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates respectively. Air India Express airlines also was also prepared to conduct services to six West Asia destinations, Mr. Kiran informed.
He also said that airlines such as Air India, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Ethihad, Oman AIr, Air Asia, Fly Dubai, Air Arabia, Gulf Air, Sri Lankan Airways, Tiger Airways also expressed their interest in operating services from the new airport.
The release said that the State government would bear 20% of the loss likely to be incurred by the domestic airlines initially due to the shortage of passengers. This would be allocated as viability gap fund.
The remaining would be borne by the Central government.
It was also decided that Goods and Services Tax (GST) for aviation fuel was fixed at 1%, Mr. Kiran said.
07/01/18 The Hindu
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