Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru travel and tourism stakeholders have said that the flight to Sindhudurg from Mysuru from Feb. 1 (tomorrow) is a futile exercise and a non-essential operation. They have instead demanded a daily flight to Kochi (Cochin) and additional flights to Goa from Mysuru, taking into consideration the route potential. As an indication of…
No Mysuru-Cochin flight from Oct. 31
October 29, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: There will be no flight from Mysuru to Cochin International Airport from Oct. 31 as the airline has decided to drop the flight due to losses. All bookings will be cancelled after Oct. 31 and only existing bookings till that day will be valid. Mysore Airport Director R. Manjunath told Star of Mysore this…
Name Mysore Airport after Nalwadi
April 29, 2022Activists demand to rename all seven airports in Karnataka after eminent personalities of the region Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst talks about the extension of the runway at the Mysore Airport, a group of activists under the banner of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Kendra Samithi, Bengaluru and Akhila Bharatha Vokkaliga Mahasabha, Mysuru have demanded the Airport be named after Nalwadi…
Budget bounty for Mysuru
March 4, 2022Chief Minister Bommai presents maiden budget Mysore Airport runway to be extended Chamundi Hill to get Ropeway High speed rail corridor between Mysuru-Chennai Mysuru – Srirangapatna – Hassan – Belur – Halebeedu tourism circuit Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality (AR/VR) materials for Mysore Palace Global Technology Centre plug and play facility at KSOU Financial assistance…
Air travel picks up
October 8, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Air travel bookings from Mysuru have gathered pace in the festive season offering hopes of a full revival for the sector battered by the COVID pandemic. Near-full occupancy trend started last month and now all the flights from Mysuru are taking off and landing with at least 60 to 65 passengers in a 72-seater…
City Railway Station, Mysore Airport to sport new names?
July 4, 2021MP wants Railway Station named after Krishnaraja Wadiyar and Airport after Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has appealed to the Government to name the Mysuru City Railway Station after Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. In a letter addressed to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, Pratap Simha said that the reign of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar (1902-1940) is…
Air passengers number sees drastic fall in Mysuru
May 7, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With the enforcement of COVID curfew following the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases, the number of air passengers flying into and out of the city has witnessed a sharp dip over the past few days. Air Transport operators such as TruJet and Air Alliance used to record a good 70 percent occupancy regularly in…
Mysore Airport runway expansion: Speed up land acquisition, MP directs KIADB officers
April 15, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has asked the officials from the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) to speed up the land acquisition process to facilitate the building of a 500 metre-600 metre long tunnel or underpass near the Mysore Airport at Mandakalli and to facilitate the extension of runway to 2,750 metres. An additional…
New Indigo flight to Chennai from Mar. 29
March 23, 2021Chennai departure: 14.50; Mysuru arrival: 16.15; Mysuru departure: 16.35; Chennai arrival: 17.55 Mysore/Mysuru: A new flight has been introduced between Mysuru-Chennai from Mar. 29. This will be in addition to the already existing daily flight to Chennai and will cater to the growing demand for more flight services to Chennai. Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha tweeted…
Name Mysuru Airport after Jayachamaraja Wadiyar; install his portrait in Assembly: Minister
March 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Co-operation and District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar has written to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly, Vishveshwara Hegde Kageri seeking steps to christen Mysuru Airport in Mandakalli on Nanjangud Road, as Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Airport, the last ruler of Mysuru Kingdom, and to install his portrait inside the Assembly…
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