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MANGALURU: The Mangaluru International Airport, despite being the second major airport in the state, has no direct flight to Delhi. They were suspended a few months ago citing poor passenger load, according to airlines. Currently, one has to spend more than five hours to reach Delhi via connecting flights.
Sources pointed out there was no demand for the route. “There was only seasonal demand to this route, especially when students studying in Manglauru or Manipal left or returned to their hometowns. There was also demand during weekends. Otherwise the flight had only 50% occupancy,” claimed a senior executive of a low-budget airline. “This is not economically viable. We may start a service when the time is right,” the executive added. Senior official of another airline pointed out that the primary reason to stop a flight service to any destination, is poor passenger load.
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In the Bengaluru Urban district, Anekal (-11 per cent) and Yelahanka (-18 per cent) received deficit rainfall, while Bengaluru North (+three per cent), South (+32 per cent), and East (+25 per cent) received excess rainfall. Meanwhile, overcast weather has brought down Bengaluru’s temperature.
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The woman was intercepted after arriving from Dubai in an Air India flight.
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Foreign origin cigarettes violating COPTA regulations were also seized from a woman’s possession at Mangaluru airport. Photo: Special Arrangment
The woman was intercepted after arriving from Dubai in an Air India flight. In one of the biggest seizures of smuggled gold in Mangaluru in the recent past, customs officials seized 2.41kg of gold, valued at ₹1.10 crore, from a woman passenger at Mangaluru International Airport on Thursday.
A release from the customs mentioned the name of the accused as Mohammed Ali Sameera from Kasaragod in Kerala. She was intercepted after arriving from Dubai in an Air India flight.
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