Mysuru: The Mysore Airport authorities conducted a comprehensive aircraft emergency exercise yesterday, designed to test the real-time preparedness of various stakeholders involved in emergency response. A mock aircraft model was used to simulate an incident where the aircraft overshot the runway. To replicate the scenario of the plane catching fire, the mock-up’s undercarriage was intentionally…
High drama at Mysore Airport as CM’s supporters rally behind him
September 27, 2024Mysuru: High drama was witnessed at Mysore Airport this morning as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah arrived in Mysuru on a 3-day visit, following the High Court’s dismissal of his petition challenging the Governor’s sanction for prosecution in the MUDA land deal. This deal involved his wife acquiring 14 MUDA sites and the Special Court for Elected…
MP visits Mysore Airport to assess facilities, discusses flight plans
July 11, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Yaduveer Wadiyar visited the Mysore Airport in Mandakalli for the first time yesterday after being elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Mysuru-Kodagu Constituency. During his visit, the MP held a meeting with Airport Director J.R. Anoop and other officials from the Airports Authority of India (AAI), receiving a briefing on the…
Railway line hinders Mysore Airport runway expansion
July 10, 2024Tenders floated to study feasibility of shifting line Mysore/Mysuru: The South Western Railway has floated e-tenders to conduct a detailed survey aimed at assessing the feasibility of either relocating the existing railway line or constructing an underground passage on the Mysuru-Nanjangud-Chamarajanagar section specifically between kilometres 8/147 to 12/576 near Mysore Airport at Mandakalli. The current…
Land acquisition process is on: Airport Director
July 10, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Though the physical work of the runway expansion has not begun, the land acquisition process is in full swing to expand the runway, said Airport Director J.R. Anup. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, he said that the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) has handed over 160 acres of land for the…
En route to Kerala, Wayanad MP stops at Mysore Airport
April 16, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi had a brief halt en route to his flight journey to Wayanad in Kerala, at Mysore Airport in Mandakalli on Monday. Rahul, who is seeking re-election to LS in the ensuing general elections, was travelling to Kerala in a special fight for campaign, when he touched down…
Flights from Mysuru only to Hyderabad and Chennai
February 27, 2024Flights to Goa, Kochi, Belagavi, Hubballi and Kalaburagi cancelled Mysore/Mysuru: Barring two destinations, the air connectivity to most of the routes from Mysore Airport at Mandakalli has been withdrawn by the operators, severely inconveniencing frequent fliers, mainly businessmen. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Director of Mysore Airport J.R. Anup said: “Except for IndiGo flights being…
Leopard killed in hit-and-run incident at Hunsur
January 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: After a young tiger was killed when a car hit it near Mysore Airport in Mandakalli on Sunday night, a leopard cub was killed in a hit-and-run incident on Bengaluru-Bantwal Highway in Hunsur yesterday early morning. It is suspected that the driver of the unidentified vehicle, while proceeding at the turn of Ayappaswamy Gudda…
Roar Killed: Tiger fatally knocked down by speeding car on Nanjangud Road
January 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A tragic incident occurred last night as a one-and-a-half-year-old male tiger that strayed into urban areas searching for food, identified as T-6, was fatally struck by a speeding car near Mysore Airport on Nanjangud Road between 11.30 pm and 12.15 am. The tiger sustained serious head injuries. Following the accident, the driver and occupants …
Laser Danger!
January 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Airport at Mandakalli, on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road, is currently grappling with operational challenges arising from the interference caused by laser lights, posing a severe threat to the safety of both pilots and passengers. Airport Director J.R. Anoop has officially complained to the Police, addressing the imminent danger posed by these laser lights. The source…
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