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Airport Authority to Build Cargo Terminal at Mangalore Airport

  •   Wed, Jul 18 2012 12:41:46 AM

Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore
With inputs from Media Release

Bangalore, Jul 17: Civil Aviation minister Ajit Singh on Tuesday July 17 announced that the Airport Authority of India will be building a cargo terminal at Mangalore Airport for handling of international and domestic cargos, by modifying the old passenger terminal. 

It may be recalled that the Federation of Indian Export Organization (Southern Region) and the Chambers of Commerce and Trade Associations in Karnataka, had jointly organized an exporters’ convention at Mangalore on February 13, 2012 titled Karnataka: Export Vision – 2020.  During deliberations at the Conference, one of the major concerns raised was the need for air cargo complex at Mangalore Airport with cold storage facilities for agro products. 




Union corporate affairs minister Dr Veerappa Moily who was instrumental in initiating the 'Export Vision 2020' in Mangalore has taken up the issue with civil aviation minister Ajit Singh.

"Cold storage facilities will be provided with the assistance of M/s Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) and the same will be used for storage and processing of perishable cargo." Ajit Singh said in a press conference.
  

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  • jeet, mangalore/dubai

    Fri, Jul 20 2012

    Dear Daiji,

    pls forward all the readers to our Vidhvan minister to Mr.Moily and name sake aviation minister Mr Ajit singh.

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  • Aubb, Kuwait

    Wed, Jul 18 2012

    The airport must be upgraded, internatioanl and local airlines be given permission for flights, so that the agonizing monopoly of Air India Express be brought to an end and passengers will benefit from low fares.
    Quality of services and facilities for passengers, tourists must improve.
    Roads leading to and from the airport must be made to international standards too.
    Priority must be given to safety of passengers and aircrafts too.

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  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Wed, Jul 18 2012

    First of all kick out those corrupt beggers called as "customs officers"....and then go ahead...so far they looted many gulf passengers and now nobody is ready to talk about it, after Daijiworld exposed them to the world...!!!????

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  • Vincent Fernandes, Kulshekar/Dubai

    Wed, Jul 18 2012

    Dear Mr. Ajith Singh,

    First and foremost it is important to facilitate the hard working Mangaloreans from the gulf to come directly to their homeland with comfort. After slogging for one or two years and when you come back you have to sit like a cut out after paying a handsome amount in Air India Express and for 4 hours it is nothing less than experiencing hell for the hard work put up here to earn foriegh currency for the country.

    So all the leaders to press for declaring the above airpot with proper run way and landing facility so that other private or international carriers can operate and Gulf passengers will come home comfortably.

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  • Prashanth, Manipal - Bahrain

    Wed, Jul 18 2012

    Before that Mr. Minister, will you please Mangalore as an International Airport so that other airlines (than the lousy Air India Express) seek permission to fly Mangalore. Why are you holding that back ???

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  • C Sharath, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 18 2012

    Dear AAI & Ministry of Aviation, first Mangalore Aiport as International and stop treating passengers like cargo in Air India express. Then build Cargo Terminal.

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Wed, Jul 18 2012

    Building a Cargo terminal in the Mangalore Airport is to say a dream come true to the Airport itself.A facility will boost the kind of business in mangalore and around to an extent.Having said that A Sea port in near vicinity and a Cargo terminals,kind of facilities are the pillars of development and growth to Mangalore and it's surroundings,a time we count to the future.

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  • Asif, Mangalore/Abu Dhabi

    Wed, Jul 18 2012

    Please first give importance for the present dangerous runway, road & other facilities. Also solve the customs matter regarding "EXPORT CERTIFICATE" for ornaments?????

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  • R.Fernandes, Dubai

    Wed, Jul 18 2012

    Ajit Singh,
    First you sort-out Mangalore Air port Sick custom personal rude beheivour.(read www.daijiworld.com 10/07). Opening cargo terminal will definetly increase the income of sick/greedy custon personals. Before doing so, grant permission to other Internation Air line to operate fro & to Mangalore toi stop the monoply of AIE.

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  • Lancelot N Tauro, Manglore - Doha Qatar

    Wed, Jul 18 2012

    Rakesh Shetty, If it will happen in real what you will do. Always B POSITIVE. This is our land have good faith and support.

    There is a limit of NEGATIVE THOUGHTS and comments.

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  • M.B.Anchan, kallianapura,Udupi

    Wed, Jul 18 2012

    These statement,promises,Developments all in paper only. First solve other Mangalore Airports pending Issues.First should be Clear peoples problems in Mangalore Airport.foreign passenger suffer lots of problems.

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  • Victor Alvares, Mangalore/Muscat

    Wed, Jul 18 2012

    By the way, the minister has only announced that the terminal will be built. He has not specified the date. So, this will take at least nest 10 years.

    It will be quite interesting to read Moily's next press release.

    What the coastal people first want is the international status to Mangalore Airport. Rest all next Mr. Moily.

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  • Praveen ,

    Wed, Jul 18 2012

    ANOTHER CHANCE TO THE CUSTOMS TO LOOT THE INNOCENT.

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  • Don Amnon, Lower Bendoor, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 18 2012

    Cargo Terminal - Flood gate of Customs Aamdani ( harassing innocent passengers and Red carpet to smugglers )

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Wed, Jul 18 2012

    One person of Mangalore is telling he will get IA status to Mangalore Airport. But you are telling you will get cargo terminal.

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  • BK, Mangalore, Dubai

    Wed, Jul 18 2012

    First please do the needful to transport human being by giving approval to some good private airlines, then we think about cargo.

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  • Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Wed, Jul 18 2012

    Kudos Ajith Singhji, hope your word will come in to action soon, else like Veerappa Moily’s promise for International Airport Status will go in vain again. Pls also look in to the safety aspects including infrastructure and proper exit road construction too

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  • Roshith, Padubidri/Muscat

    Wed, Jul 18 2012

    Hope Dr Moily forgot to tell you about International Status. What a tragedy.

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  • Suraj, Dubai

    Wed, Jul 18 2012

    Dear Readers, this is alll show off for public. first off let them make corrective systems of customs and there were no news untill for new international flights.

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  • DEEPAK DSOUZA, Manglore/muscat

    Wed, Jul 18 2012

    i think better they think about international fecilities for people who trvel and good service to them. this is not a time to start cargo.

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  • Rakesh shetty, mangalore

    Wed, Jul 18 2012


    THIS STATEMENT IS ONLY FOR MEDIA AND FOOLING PEOPLE. THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN IN REAL.

    FIRST LET HIM SOLVE ALL OTHER PENDING ISSUES LIKE AI, KINGFISHER ETC.

    AJITH IS A INDIAS FIRST WORST AVIATION MINISTER. HE DIDN'T SOLVE SINGLE PROBLEM. AS USUAL UPA CHOSEN WRONG CANDIDATE FOR THIS BIG POST.I FEEL FROM THE TOP SILENT PUPPET PM ONWORDS TO BOTTOM ALL ARE UNSUITABLE CANDIDATES.VERY BAD.

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  • Rajen Gopi, kolkata

    Wed, Jul 18 2012

    This exercise will only over burden the already cash strapped AAI. What do they want to export? Fish n betel nuts, well by sea the charges are much less and refrigerated containers solve problems for perishables at cheaper rates. What to import? With Mumbai cargo just a few hundred kilometers away, there is absolutely no need for cargo to be established at VOML.
    What has happened to Mysore airport? crores spent and not a single operation a day. Not to speak of money spent on maintaining the airport and its category. All these people shud be retired...

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  • Stepy, Mangalore/Bahrain

    Wed, Jul 18 2012

    this is very much needed for us, at present we suffer lot to send our cargo esp who are in different part of gulf beside UAE.

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  • ISMAIL.K.PERINJE, PERINJE-YANBU/KSA

    Wed, Jul 18 2012

    Fast Developing Managlore City needs Air Cargo felicity for EXIM purpose their by creating employment and foreign exchange especially from perishable food products which also needs industrial cold storage.

    On the other hand RUNWAY development(enlargement) remained in paper only, I guess, and full pledged International Airport tag still remains a dream.Therefore,with Air cargo terminal the other unfinished task should be given importance including permission for international Airlines etc etc.In this context our state's minister in Centre need to make an effort to bring about MANGALORE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TRULY INTERNATIONAL.

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  • Langoolacharya., Belman/USA.

    Wed, Jul 18 2012

    Ajith Singh,

    What about International Airport status to mangalore airport promised by "Vidhvan" Dr M Veerappa Moily?

    Will it be inagurated by him on August First 2013 by him????

    Jai Hooooooo

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