Flight operations will begin at Shivamogga airport on August 31. “It will be a historic day for the people of Shivamogga,” said Lok Sabha member B.Y. Raghavendra on August 28.
Addressing a media conference in Shivamogga, Mr. Raghavendra said the first flight (Indigo) will leave Bengaluru at 9.50 a.m. and land in Shivamogga at 11.05 a.m. Passengers will include former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, Minister for Education Madhu Bangarappa, who is minister in-charge of Shivamogga, Minister for Infrastructure Development M.B. Patil and legislators of Shivamogga.
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