Air India Express increases services to Middle East from Mangalore, Kerala

October 6, 2012

Mangalore, October 6: Air India express, in its winter schedule has increased its services from Mangalore and Kerala airports to the Middle East destinations from 92 services a week to 119 services per week, hence an increase of 27 flights per week.

Mangalore International Airport will see Air India Express flying twice daily to Dubai, three times a week to Muscat, Abu Dhabi and twice weekly to Doha and Bahrain.

The other main highlights of the winter schedule is that, Kochi will connect the cities of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bahrain, Doha and Sharjah daily, Muscat will be thrice a week and passengers from Kochi will be offered convenient connections to Dammam via Kozhikode daily, and to Kuwait three times a week, with both the boarding cards issued in Kochi and the baggage's tagged to the ultimate destination.

Kozhikode will connect Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Bahrain, Doha, Dammam and Muscat daily; Salalah will be twice a week, Kuwait thrice a week and one weekly service to the city of Al-Ain.

Kerala's capital city Thiruvananthapuram will connect Abu Dhabi and Dubai daily, thrice weekly to Muscat, four times a week to Sharjah and twice a week to the city of Salalah in Oman.

On the domestic sector Air India Express will operate daily flights to Mumbai from Kochi, Thrivanathapuram and thrice weekly from Kozhikode to Mumbai and back.

“This is the first time ever since its inception in 2005 that Air India Express is deploying so many services from the cities of Kerala and Mangalore to the Gulf and back said an Air India Express spokesperson. “This increase in capacity will help stabilize the fares to a very large extent which will benefit the traveling public of this region”, he said.

In addition to the above, AIE will operate a daily flight from Tiruchirapalli to Dubai and back, Singapore will also be connected with Tiruchirapalli by a daily flight. Chennai will have a daily flight to Colombo and Singapore. Kuala Lumpur will be connected four times a week from Chennai.

Amritsar will have a daily flight operating Amritsar / Dubai / Amritsar, AIE will also operate four flights a week between Jaipur and Dubai, Lucknow will have a daily flight to Dubai and Mumbai will have three flights a week to Doha and Dubai.

Effective Oct 28, the total flights operated by Air India Express from India to the Middle East, Sri Lanka and Far East Destinations will be168 flights a week. Bookings for all these flights are available on www.airindia.express.in Passengers can also contact our booking offices or any travel agent for booking their tickets, stated a media release.

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Concerns raised over Toll Plaza construction near Sooralpady Masjid

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September 9,2024

Mangaluru, Sept 9: An action committee has voiced concerns about the construction of a new toll plaza near Sooralpady Masjid on the Mangaluru-Moodbidri-Karkala National Highway 169, 17 km from Nanthoor. Amidst ongoing construction, the Action Committee Against Surathkal Toll Gate claims irregularities and poor site selection.

Committee convener Muneer Katipalla noted that only 50% of the Nanthoor-Moodbidri-Karkala highway upgrade is complete after seven to eight years. The Nanthoor-Vamanjoor stretch remains unfinished, causing traffic issues, while dangerous hillside cutting near Kettikal has forced residents to relocate. Additionally, a flyover near Kaikamba threatens a local market.

Katipalla also criticized the construction of a bypass road, alleging it benefits real estate investors and inflates the project cost, which could increase toll fees. The proposed toll plaza, situated 36 km from Talapady toll gate and 35 km from Brahmarakotlu toll gate, violates distance regulations and is too close to local amenities, raising public objections.

There is growing concern that toll collection might begin before the project's completion, with locals frustrated by unaddressed grievances. Social activist Bava Padarangi, DYFI leader Srinath Kulal, and other community leaders attended the site visit.

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Deputy SP suspended over Ganesh idol procession violence in Mandya

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September 20,2024

Mandya: The Deputy Superintendent of Police of Nagamangala town in Mandya district has been suspended for "negligence and dereliction of duty" in connection with the clashes that broke out between two groups during a Lord Ganesh idol procession, police said on Friday.

This is the second suspension of a police officer over the clashes on September 11 following which mobs went on a rampage targeting several shops and vehicles leading to tension here.

The situation in the town has since returned to normalcy and most of the shops have started operating. However, adequate security forces continued to be stationed here as a precautionary measure, according to police.

Sumeeth A R, DySP (Nagamangala), was suspended on Thursday for negligence and dereliction of duty, Mandya Superintendent of Police Mallikarjun Baldandi told PTI.

"He (Sumeeth) was not present at the spot nor was he at the police headquarters when the incident occurred. He arrived late at the spot despite the sensitive nature of events," he said.

Earlier, Police Inspector Ashok Kumar posted at Nagamangala town police station was suspended for dereliction of duty in connection with the violence.

A total of 55 people have been arrested in connection with the incident.

According to police, an argument broke out between two groups, when the Ganesh idol procession by devotees from Badarikoppalu village reached a place of worship on September 11, and some miscreants hurled stones, which escalated the situation.

The police had used mild force to disperse the crowd to control the situation.

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