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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
B Madhu Gopal

Airports Advisory Committee seeks revival of more international flights from Visakhapatnam

The Airports Advisory Committee (AAC) has suggested the introduction of ‘Digi Yatra’, a facial recognition technology, to make terminal entry and security clearance at the airport seamless, hassle-free, and paperless, apart from the revival of flights from Visakhapatnam airport to various international destinations.

The committee met under the chairmanship of Visakhapatnam MP M.V.V. Satyanarayana at Visakhapatnam airport on October 4 (Wednesday).

Airport Director S. Raja Reddy submitted a report on the growth and future plans of the airport. He said that the flights from Visakhapatnam to Hyderabad, New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru had he maximum occupancy of 90% while those bound to Chennai and Kolkata reported over 80% occupancy during this financial year.

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