[Goanet] RE: Dabolim versus Mopa replacement airport.
[Carlos] This argument reflects: 1. An unrealistically pessimistic view of Goa's economic prospects. 2. An unrealistic assumption that all who travel to and from Goa are masochists. 3. A complete lack of appreciation for the arrival of low cost aviation over Indian skies. Cheers!
Re: [Goanet] RE: Dabolim versus Mopa replacement airport.
Philip Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The actual sequence should be: 1. Navy should curtail its training flights at Dabolim so that civilian flights can expand. Response: Agree 2. Navy should expedite clearance and construction of Seabird airfield (6000 feet) and shift its flights to Seabird. Response: Agree 3. Mopa should begin as a basic domestic airport and evolve over a couple of decades into a mega airport along with Dabolim. Response: Disagree. If this happens, Dabolim will eventually be closed. And the Goans will be coned again. Why a tiny place like Goa needs a second airport? Are there any studies made that Goa needs two airports in the next 25 or 50 years? If Dabolim needs extra land for runways, it can be acquired. There is also an option of constructing an extension of runways into the sea. Regards, Carlos
[Goanet] RE: Dabolim versus Mopa replacement airport.
Not a word in this piece about why the Navy is sitting tight at Dabolim and not making any headway whatsover with the airfield at Seabird after all these years and shifting its military flight training to it. The length of Dabolim's runway is said to be 11,000 feet, (about the same as those at Delhi and Mumbai) not meant just for the puddle jumper variety of planes, right? Dabolim is said to draw 95% of India's charter flights from abroad and these are not Dakotas. In fact they may be wide bodied jet aircraft. Churchill for his part believes that there is enough land for a second runway at Dabolim thus obviating the need for Mopa. So what is the real story of Dabolim and its dimensions? The actual sequence should be: 1. Navy should curtail its training flights at Dabolim so that civilian flights can expand. 2. Navy should expedite clearance and construction of Seabird airfield (6000 feet) and shift its flights to Seabird. 3. Mopa should begin as a basic domestic airport and evolve over a couple of decades into a mega airport along with Dabolim.
