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Tamilnadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has appealed to the Civil Aviation Ministry to include Madurai airport as a ‘point of call’ to facilitate foreign airlines to operate direct flights to Madurai.
Highlighting the passenger potential from Madurai and other southern districts of Tamil Nadu, Chamber President N Jegatheesan said the lack of direct air service to international destinations restricted industrial, export and economic growth besides tourism development of the region.
As of now, Madurai is directly connected to Dubai, Colombo and Singapore only by domestic airlines. The new terminal building was inaugurated in 2010. Since the airport is a point of call with Sri Lanka, SriLankan Airways is operating a direct flight in the Colombo-Madurai sector.
Foreign investors will consider investing in this region, only if there is sufficient air connectivity, he said and appealed for early action for operating direct passenger and cargo flights to Malaysia, Singapore and the UAE by foreign airlines.
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