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Mangalore
demand for direct flights to Gulf
Kasargod
(Kerala): Activists of the Mangalore Airport Action Committee staged
a protest at Mangalore Airport on Wednesday demanding direct flight to
the Gulf. The protest was organised by the Gulf Coordination Committee
of the Indian Muslim Cultural Centre (IMCC). INL state general secretary
P.M.A. Salam, MLA, led the protest. IMCC Gulf coordinator N.A. Nellikkunnu
presided over the function. The INL-IMCC leaders later submitted a memorandum
to the airport director. The director told the delegation that the civil
aviation authorities had assured him that direct flight to the Gulf would
start from October 2. According to the director, the Air India would conduct
direct flight to Dubai from Mangalore. The return service would be through
Delhi. The director said the Indian Airlines is also likely to start its
service from Mangalore to the Gulf. PB Ahammed, N.A. Sulaiman, N.M. Abdullah
and Moideen Kunhi Kalanad addressed the protesters.
-Sept
16, 2006
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