--- Mervyn Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> For starters, it seems every flight from Europe
> arrives in Mumbai between 1.00 and 3.00 am. The
> first
> connecting flight to Goa is at 6.30 am. The choice
> to
> international travellers is to either spend four
> hours
> trying to stay awake at the
Response to Mervyn Lobo [Jan 9]
I have nothing but genuine sympathy for your complaints about Indian
airports. They are not pretty places for travellers. But they may well be
happy hunting grounds for those who relish chaos, confusion, corruption and
the like of which there probably are far too ma
Philip Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 2. The "closure" of Dabolim after 7 pm is implicitly
> attributed to the Navy.
> However, the Navy claims the airport is available
> from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am. It blames the AAI for
> being unable to operate at night due to problems
> of overtime payment
On Jan 5 Eddie Fernandes replied but deliberately chose not to discuss
point-by-point. Instead he has proposed some new ideas, basically an
extension of the Tourism Minister's stand. As such his posting may be
amenable to a brainstorming exercise. A cardinal rule here is to entertain
the new ideas
Folks,
Prof Philip Thomas raises many relevant issues about Dabolim and Mopa
airports. My own knowledge and experience of the situation may not be as
extensive as his but being a simpleton I fail to understand why the Navy
cannot move to Mopa or Yenkebe or even both if necessary. If I understa
[Eddie Fernandes, Jan 4]
Further to my yesterday's posting, some additional comments on the Hon
Minister's reply regarding Mopa airport:
1. The new airport is said to require 80 flights to make it viable. He
doesnt say whether this is per day or per week. Dabolim averages 20 flights
PER DAY. The
[Eddie Fernandes, Jan 4]
Here is the concluding section of the Business Standard article I posted
earlier in the day. It may have a bearing on the Minister's thinking.
"To put things in perspective, China has just spent $2.4 billion
constructing
the Guangzhou airport, which can handle 25 million
