Mysore/Mysuru: MLA S.A. Ramdas said here that Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has written to the Centre seeking to name the city’s All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) after Sri Jayachamaraja (JC) Wadiyar and Mysore Airport after Rajarishi Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. He was speaking as the chief guest at the 136th birth anniversary celebration…
Eight-year-old girl flies solo from Hyderabad to Mysuru
June 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Desperate times call for desperate measures and here is an incident reported from city to prove that. An eight-year-old girl was united with her mother after three months following lockdown and the little one flew alone from Hyderabad to Mysuru in Alliance Air flight. The incident came to light after the Airport Authority of…
Regular flights from Mysuru to Kochi, Goa, Hyderabad resume
May 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Flights from Mysuru to Bengaluru and Belagavi have commenced, signalling the gradual resumption of domestic air services that were suspended from Mar. 25 due to lockdown. As per the schedule released by the Airports Authority of India at Mysuru, Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Air India, and TruJet Airlines are operating the services. Flight…
Alliance Air, TruJet to start Mysuru flights from May 25
May 24, 2020Seven-day institutional quarantine mandatory for out-of-State passengers Mysore/Mysuru: Alliance Air, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air India, is all set to commence flight operations from Mysuru from May 25 (Monday). The detailed schedule of the flight operations from May 25 to June 30 is available under Alliance Air section of www.airindia.in. TruJet, a regional airline, too…
Calibrated flights to Mysuru likely from May 25
May 21, 2020MP Pratap Simha seeks public opinion on re-starting flight operations Partial resumption of intra-State train services from tomorrow Rail bookings through IRCTC portal only and tickets will not be sold at Railway Station Mysore/Mysuru: With the Government of India announcing that domestic flights and civil aviation operations will resume from May 25 in a calibrated…
Cargo plane with COVID-19 essentials lands at Mysore Airport
April 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent nation-wide lockdown has stalled domestic and commercial flights. Still the skies are buzzing with regular cargo flights to transport critical medical equipment and supplies. Several small airports in India including the Mysore Airport at Mandakalli have been earmarked as Lifeline UDAN Airports that will facilitate transport…
COVID-19: Thermal screening begins at Mysore Airport
March 12, 2020Six more thermal scanners at City Railway Station and Bus Stands soon Mysore/Mysuru: Amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak that has gripped a large number of countries across the world, the Mysore Airport has ramped up safety measures and precautions to contain the deadly disease and has introduced thermal screening of all passengers from this…
Tamil Nadu man arrested for attempting to transport deer antlers in plane
March 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Airport Security personnel have arrested a 38-year-old man from Tamil Nadu for attempting to transport antlers (deer horns) in a flight to Hyderabad on Saturday and have handed over the accused to Vidyaranyapuram Police. The arrested has been identified as Karthik Reddy, a resident of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu. Reddy, who came to…
Coronavirus scare: Airports on high alert across the State
March 3, 2020Bengaluru: The Karnataka Health Department on Monday began the giant task of tracking and identifying all people who could have come in contact with the 24-year-old software engineer from Bengaluru who has tested positive for Covid-19 (coronavirus). The affected person, now in Telangana, is said to be working with a city-based software company; he had…
Airport expansion, Kushalnagar Railway line: MP seeks more funds in Budget
March 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has appealed Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to allocate more funds for Mysuru Airport development and also for the new Mysuru-Kushalnagar Railway line. In a memorandum submitted to the Chief Minister, Simha said that Mysuru is growing at a fast pace and as such air-connectivity is vital for the city. Stressing…
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