Mysore airport expansion update

Q: What is the status on the expansion of Mysore's airport?

navya shree, Mysore

16th June 2014

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I think the process is ongoing because land acquisition has been a problem for the airport. The new runway which was going to come would have come one the Mysore-Nanjangud highway. So, they will have to first realign the highway before they can do expansion process. I think the first thing the government should do before expansion of the airport is get more flights to the airport. Now there are very few flights flying to the airport. The government plans to acquire around 84 acres of land to expand the airport.

Raveena Javali, Mysore

21st June 2014

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As of now there is very little movement in the expansion process of the airport. There are very few airline providers flying to the Mysore airport, with only Spice Jet having flights between Mysore, Bangalore and Chennai. Before Kingfisher used to have daily flights to Mysore, but now that Kingfisher is no more, only Spicejet have flights. But the new central government have said that they will do the expansion of the Mysore airport and also the Hubli airport, and they have plans to connect Mysore by air with Shimoga and Bellary also.

H. P. Ramesh, Mysore

18th June 2014

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