Durai Vaiko MP urges Centre to release funds for airport runway expansion
Tiruchi MP Durai Vaiko has called on the Union government to allocate Rs.350 crore for the expansion of the Tiruchi International Airport runway. The current runway length of 8,000 metres needs to be increased to 12,500 metres to accommodate larger aircraft due to rising passenger traffic. Vaiko emphasized the importance of this expansion for enhancing international travel and creating job opportunities in the region.
- ▪Durai Vaiko urged the Centre to release Rs.350 crore for runway expansion.
- ▪The runway needs to be extended from 8,000 metres to 12,500 metres to accommodate wide-bodied aircraft.
- ▪The airport has seen increasing passenger traffic for international destinations like Singapore and the Middle East.
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Tiruchi MP Durai Vaiko on Wednesday urged the Union government to release Rs.350 crore for expanding the runway of the Tiruchi International Airport.He told reporters here that though the airport had been upgraded with additional facilities, the runway had not been extended and it had to be expanded from the existing 8,000 metres to 12,500 metres to accommodate wide bodied aircraft. The passenger traffic for international destinations such as Singapore, Malaysia and Middle East nations had been steadily increasing. There was a huge demand for augmenting resources for facilitating international passengers.
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