Three new flights from Mysuru become a reality today Mysuru: After being a name-sake airport and a grazing land for cows and buffalos for years together, the Mysore Airport at Mandakalli on the outskirts of Mysuru is getting a much-needed attention in the form of new flights. The Airport that was operating a lone daily…
Flights to 3 more cities from Mysuru
July 10, 2019Direct flights to Goa, Kochi and Hyderabad daily; Flight to Shirdi next? Mysuru: There is good news for Mysureans as three new direct, daily flights are being introduced from July 19 to Hyderabad, Kochi and Goa from Mysore Airport in Mandakalli. These flights will be operated under Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN (Ude Desh Ke Aam…
Airport expansion plan hits roadblock
July 8, 2019Farmers demand Rs. 1.80 crore per acre hile officials offer Rs. 1.50 crore Mysuru: The Mysore Airport expansion plan has hit a fresh roadblock with farmers refusing to part with the land and demanding a higher compensation. The District Administration needs around 300 acres of land near Mandakalli on Mysuru-Nanjangud Highway for acquisition to expand…
Plea to name Mysore Airport after Nalwadi
June 13, 2019Mysuru: The Ursu Mandali Sangha has appealed the Government to name Mysore Airport after Rajarshi Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. In a press release, the Sangha said that people very well know the enormous contributions of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar and other erstwhile Mysore rulers for the development and welfare of the State. As such the Union and…
Mysuru-Bengaluru flight takes off
June 7, 2019Flights to Goa and Kochi to begin in July; Belagavi and Hyderabad to be added soon Mysuru: In a move that could go a long way in promoting tourism and industrial development in Mysuru and to enable flyers to take connecting flights to different destinations across the country and world from Bengaluru, a new flight…
Chorus grows for naming Mysore Airport after Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar
June 5, 2019Mysuru: The chorus grew for naming Mysore Airport at Mandakalli in the name of Rajarshi Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, with District Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) joining the MLAs of the old Mysuru region and the MP in declaring that they would all urge the Central Government for the name change. GTD was reacting to the suggestion…
Mysuru to have air connectivity to five cities under UDAN
January 27, 2019Mysuru: The Union Government has approved to provide air connectivity to five prominent cities from Mandakalli Airport, under its Ude Desh ka Aam Nagarik (UDAN)-3. As per the initiative, six aircrafts will fly between Mysuru and five other cities — Hyderabad, Belagavi, Panaji, Kochi and Bengaluru, while two aircrafts will fly to Hyderabad, there…
Six more flights to operate from Mysuru
January 9, 2019Additional flights from Mysore Airport Mysuru-Bengaluru Mysuru-Belagavi Mysuru-Goa Mysuru-Kochi Mysuru-Hyderabad (two flights) New Delhi: Mysore Airport, which at present operates a lone daily flight to Chennai, will soon be linked by air to five more destinations through six flights. In a statement issued yesterday, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha said the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation…
Leopard sighted near Mysore Airport
November 12, 2018Mysuru: A leopard being sighted inside Mysore Airport premises in Mandakalli here last night has created panic among the members of the public. The leopard, which was roaming at Srinagar near Mandakalli since about three days, was sighted last night in the Airport premises by one Dhananjay, a resident of Vijayanagar, who has captured the…
Dalit Trust suggests renaming Mysore Airport after Nalwadi
November 4, 2018Mysuru: Dalit Welfare Trust has suggested the Government to rename Mysore Airport in Mandakalli after Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar instead of renaming University of Mysore (UoM). Addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here on Friday, Trust President Shantaraj recalled that UoM was established by Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar and named after the city of Mysore and…
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