CPI(M) opposes move to shut Visakhapatnam airport

Addressing a protestation organised by the enactment successful Visakhapatnam connected Sunday, CPI(M) Visakhapatnam territory caput M. Jaggunaidu alleged that efforts were being made to adjacent the metropolis airdrome and termed the determination detrimental to the interests of the region.

He said the airport, which has been serving passengers for implicit six decades, handles astir 30 lakh passengers annually and supports tourism, transport services and thousands of livelihoods successful the region.

Mr. Jaggunaidu contended that shutting down the airdrome would inconvenience passengers and adversely impact families babelike connected airport-related activities.

He further urged the governments to clasp Visakhapatnam airdrome arsenic a home airdrome portion processing Bhogapuram arsenic an planetary airport.

Speaking connected the occasion, CPI(M) territory secretariat subordinate B. Gangarao alleged that the State authorities had entered into an statement favouring the backstage relation of the Bhogapuram airdrome project, claiming that passengers would look higher question expenses and idiosyncratic charges if services were shifted wholly to Bhogapuram.

The enactment leaders besides questioned elected representatives from the portion for not taking a basal connected the contented and called upon the nationalist to enactment successful protests against immoderate connection to discontinue services astatine the existing airport.