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Kannur airport's maiden flight tickets sold-out in an hour

  •   Wed, Nov 14 2018 11:45:46 AM

Daijiworld Media Network - Kannur

Kannur, Nov 14: While Kannur International Airport (KIA) is all set to be inaugurated on December 9, the tickets for the maiden flight were sold out within an hour after it was announced on Tuesday, November 14.

The Air India Express started the ticket booking for its flight from Abu Dhabi to Kannur on December 9 at 12.40 pm on November 13. By 1.35 pm, the tickets for the flight Boeing 737-800 with a seating capacity of 186 passengers were sold.

The tickets were priced Rs 9998.81 for Express Value and Rs 33,439.01 for Express Flexi. However, due to the demand, the closing rate of Express Value ticket was Rs 25,000.

Meanwhile, tickets for the Air India Express flight from Abu Dhabi to Kannur priced at AED 720 was sold within an hour.

AIE introduces direct flight from Kannur/Doha/Kannur

The Air India Express has announced new flight operation from the new Kannur International Airport (KIA) to Doha from December 10.

The non-stop service will function four times a week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday.

On the four days, the flight from KIA will depart at 8.20 pm and arrive at Doha at 10 pm. From Doha the flight will depart at 11 pm and arrive at KIA at 5.45 am.

Kannur is the fourth international airport from Kerala. The airport located at Mattannur, which is 20 km away from Kannur city has a built-in area of 2,300 acres. It has a runway length of 3,050 metres which will soon be extended to 4,000 metres.

The airport will have 32 immigration counters, 24 check-in counters as well as self-baggage drop counters and self-checking machines.
  

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  • AAM, Mangalore

    Sat, Dec 12 2020

    Some jobless Mangalorean are busy in name change of airport and soon the purpose of airport will be changed to animal transportation. This is bcoz drop in number of passengers.

    Take an example of KIA within short time they are shining.

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  • Santosh, Mangalore

    Sun, Nov 18 2018

    Congratulations Kannur!!

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  • Vinayak, MANGALURU

    Thu, Nov 15 2018

    Finally can get rid of all these mallu's of Kerala, who were very famous to carry out smuggling via IXE airport, which was a headache for other fellow passengers.

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  • Norman Dickson Feraro, Manipal

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    The listed Domestic Routes
    * CNN - BOM
    * CNN - DEL
    * CNN - CCU
    * CNN - BLR
    * CNN - MAA
    * CNN - COK
    * CNN - TVR
    * CNN - Hubbali
    * CNN - PUNE

    LISTED INT'L ROUTES

    CNN - DXB - DAILY
    CNN - SHJ DAILY
    CNN - MCT DAILY
    CNN - DOH TRI WEEKLY
    CNN - AUH TRI WEEKLY
    CNN - RIYAD TRI WEEKLY
    CNN - JEDDAH TRI WEEKLY
    CNN - KUWAIT BI WEEKLY
    CNN - BAHRAIN BI WEEKLY
    CNN - COLOMBO BI WEEKLY
    CNN - BANGKOK WEEKLY
    CNN - KULALAMPUR WEEKLY
    CNN - BALI WEEKLY
    CNN - KATMANDU WEEKLY
    CNN - LHR WEEKLY
    CNN - CDG WEEKLY
    CNN - AMS WEEKLY
    CNN - HOSTUN WEEKLY
    CNN - GOLD COAST WEEKLY.

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  • roy pinto, mangalore

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    GOOD NEW TO KANNUR PEOPLE AND GREAT WORK FROM KERALA GOVERNMENT ...........
    ITS NICE TO SEE PEOPLE OF ALL RELIGION IN THIS STATE OR TOGETHER ALWAYS................
    " UNITY AMONG PEOPLE WILL GIVES ALWAYS GOOD RESULT"...............

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  • Satya, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    If we had a Congress MP the situation would have been exactly the opposite. By now larger aircraft wold have been made possible to land in Mangalore and more international flights from Far East and Europe would have been operating by now. The useless BJP MP's have allowed Mangalore airport to rot. At this rate very soon there will be no international flights operating from Mangalore. Our MP is only busy talking cow politics and still learning the meaning of Dollar and cents.

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  • Sandy, Udupi

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    Visionaries like Srinivas Mallya, Dr TMA Pai, A B Shetty etc need to be reborn to lead our twin districts to attain their fullest potential.

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  • Deva, Pilar

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    What about Nalin ???

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  • Sandy, Udupi

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    You can take him to Pilar

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  • Allan Dcosta, Kinnigoli / Abu Dhabi

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    All of us are only assuming and commenting against each other here, none of us has seen tomorrow and we do not know what will happen, but Mangalore airport will still be there and people from Kerala will still be using our airport. may be one or two flights might be removed from the existing schedule in future or there will be a change in schedule but it will not affect much. in fact it should be good for Mangaloreans because the load factor will be shared. only advantage Kannur will be having and that too a huge one will be that non Indian international carriers will operate from there.

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  • JNB, Mumbai_Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    3050 meter is equal to 10006.56 feets

    It will extended to 4000 meters soon = 13123.36 feets .

    Our Mangalore International Airport runway length is 8,038 feet .

    Mangalore has no support from center like Kerala
    where they managed to make 4 International Airports.

    I think finally Kerala only complete our Pumpwell Flyover bridge.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    Nalin & Shobha are Useless ...

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  • Dinesh, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    Both MPs cannot even complete one Bridge in 9 years. Do u expect them to build Airport.

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  • NAVEEN, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    Like Mr Oscar Fernadies..

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  • Dr.Hariprasad Achar, Udupi

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    WE HAVE BJP MPs only good for Communal speeches....... No Benefits for us.....At least people will vote wisely in 2019 to keep communal bigots away.

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  • Ashok, Wilmington

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    for pappu ?

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  • Haneef, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    Now (Security check only for Muslims International Airport ) can have international football tournament.

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  • Anand, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    Good for Mangaloreans. The distance between Mangalore to Kannur airport by road is 164 km. I think this route is better than coming via Mumbai.

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  • Mohammed, Bantwal

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    Now no more passengers to Mluru airport from Kodagu n Kerala

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  • Aubb, India / Kuwait

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    ML airport will have handful of passengers.

    There is no scope of extension of runway for larger air crafts.

    There is a private taxi mafia ruling the place too.

    Reducing fares drastically is the only way for survival of airlines and the Mangalore Air port itself.

    Jai Hind!!

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  • John Tauro, M'luru / Kwt

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    Mangalore Airport had been in existence for over 60 years and will remain for years to come. It started with a single flight per day to Mumbai and continued handling domestic flights for more than 50 years. Now the city being an important educational and medical hub in the region and with increasing domestic flights, Mangalore airport can survive without international flights.

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  • Aubb, India / Kuwait

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    You are absolutely right in saying "Mangalore airport can survive without international flights"!!

    Yes, the airport started with one flight, and it will go back to one flight very soon, because Kannur has hijacked all international flights already!!

    Mangaloreans will be forced to use Kannur, because of this logic too.

    I must add, there will be less traffic on the already substandard roads leading to the airport, less pressure on other infrastructure such as hotels etc.

    Jai Hind!!

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  • sri_elder, Karkala

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    We need to develop our country such a way that let foreigners use this direct flight facilities come to India, work hard here on H1b visa, apply for green card, let them wait in queues for getting nationality... Earn their salary in Indian rupees,... Let them go back with Indian rupee and let them say he has dream job in India... That should be our country 😁

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  • Sandy, Udupi

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    That will remain a pipe dream as we are still busy running behind the cow!

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  • Amith, NAGPUR

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    SORRY, Sandy, Udupi !!! Kindly change your narrative from "we" to "31 % HYPOCRITES "

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  • Sandy, Udupi

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    If the remaining 69% were doing something useful, then we would have been atleast somewhere halfway to Sri_elder's dream. 31% run after the cow, remaining 69% have other agenda's to run after.

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  • rizwan, Mangaluru/Dubai

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    Sri_elder, Karkala,

    You seem to suffering from AIRPORT syndrome. Wake up man...Still dreaming !!!

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  • Jenifer, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    Let them take back 'COW DUNG' because that will be the only thing available cheap in India.

    Please read : Inflation rises to 5.28% in October.

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  • Sameerampaul, Hejamadi

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    Mungeri lal ke sapne.. I am still waiting for my 15 Lakhs, 1 $ = 20 Rupees.. American working in Patanjali, Dont wake me up let me have atleast Ache Rath.

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  • JNB, Mumbai_Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    Recently one of our state govt function to distribute Rs 3 Lacs to poor need people , that CMS office spend 27 Lacs for stage function to distribute he same.This is is a reply for RTI.
    when we can compare H1,H2 etc.

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  • Amith, NAGPUR

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    sri_elder, Karkala- Dreams are very sweet as well full of Hatred!!!! However your dreams will remain as "FOKLASS" dreams atleast for the next 10 thousands years, because India have a History of 10 thousand years!!!! It is a open secret that in those ten thousand years, nothing had changed other than Gau and Gober!!!! Where as Gau and Gober issue will remain as a main "MUDDA" for Cow Putrrs of BESHARAM JANARA PARTY for the next 10 thousands years!!!! CHEERS!!!!!

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  • AM, Dubai / Udupi

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    STOP DREAMING.......

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  • FELIX, BAJPE/MUSCAT

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    Its the time for AE TO bring down the prices of MUSCAT MANGALORE MUSCAT direct flight tickets...law of diminishing marginal utility.....

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  • Augustine Daniel DSouza, Udupi Mumbai STATE OF KUWAIT.

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    ITs GOD OWN COUNTRY STATE OF KERALA. NOW KERALA HAS 4 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. GOD BLESS STATE OF KERALA

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  • Jenifer, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    There is a reason for that - all working age people are outside Kerala. Those who reside in the state are the retired and school/college children. Obviously it required maximum airports to transport their people.

    Its obvious that Manglore bound flights will be detoured via Kannur. In that case, if the price is less due to added travel time, I am sure Mangaloreans will be lucky. Well, hereafter Kasargod based passengers, please chose Kannur airport to smuggle gold.

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  • Reevan, Udupi

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    I hope that now Mangalore custom officers will change their views on mangaloreans.

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  • Nazim Khan, Dubai

    Wed, Nov 14 2018

    Jenifer, Mangalore ,

    Hope airlines will retain international routes to and from Mangalore so that Mangalorean's can travel in less price as u have said !!!!

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