Vellore airport inauguration promised soon, says Civil Aviation Minister

The Story in Brief

VIT founder and chancellor G. Viswanathan met Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu in New Delhi on Thursday and urged the Centre to speed up the remaining work at the new Vellore airport on the Chennai-Bengaluru National Highway.

A VIT press release said Naidu assured Viswanathan that the airport would be inaugurated soon and flight services would begin shortly. The release did not provide a date for the inauguration, identify the remaining works or name airlines expected to operate from the airport.

The Indian Opinion

Claims that the airport is virtually ready should be treated carefully, as the minister’s assurance gives no opening date or operational details. Equally, dismissing the project as mere publicity would go beyond the available facts. The useful test is simple: when will the Centre publish the inauguration date, list the remaining works and confirm the first scheduled flight? Until then, Vellore has a promise, not an airport service.

Source: thehindu.com

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