The Dabolim Airport was built in 1955 and before it was stolen in 1961, it was
named Aeroporto General Bernardo Guedes. Not to sure how the original name of
the airport was changed or discarded.
BC
It would be very appropriate for the new Airport at Mopa to be named after
Goa?s first
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Video 13.10.17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CxSJwsGDQ0
Dabolim Airport, Prepaid Taxi Counter, tariff, grade separator etc
Check for More pics
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/37671746621/in/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/37622675876/in/photostream/
Video 28.2.14 (plane landing scene included)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nIYb4P9gag
Some pics
Much talked about, twice inaugurated New Terminal gives deserted look
No activities at all.
Old Terminal functions as normal
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk43/12840298445/in/photostream/
Absolutely amazing. Thanks JoeGoauk.
One of these days, try and take a boat cruise from Donna Paulo to Dabolim.
The beach below, is absolutely fantastic (with dolphins on the way).
Mervyn
By denying the AAI (Airports Authority of India) the additional land that was
promised and paid for
by the AAI for infrastructure to support the new Dabolim airport, is the Goa
Government playing a
double game ? On the one hand it claims that Dabolim airport will continue to
be functional,
As for the Dabolim Airport issue, a report in today's Herald is headlined,
Alina puts Matanhy's evidence on Dabolim in public domain.
The report doesn't say how the public can access the documents. It talks
about an article written by Matanha on Aug. 2, 2002 but doesn't provide
details nor informs
Dabolim Airport, going to close??
Actually, I have posted this at IndiaMike.com on above thread.
Then I decided to copy and paste here.
Mopa Airport if started now, it will take at least 5-6 years
to complete. Some parts of Goa (including farmers from MOPA) are
opposing it although,land
...the Manohar Parrikar Government should hold a referndum - go to the
People - ask them if they want the status quo to remain or whether Goans
should demand the return of Dabolim Airport to the Gov. of Goa.
Surely the Centre cannot dictate, stating the spoils of war! Dabolim was a
Civilian
90% of voters (most ghantis) do not know that the airport is a spoils of war. A
referendum will dictate the demise of Goa. The bharatis should know that
Dabolim is not theirs and get their katli potli back to delhhi.
BC
..the Manohar Parrikar Government should
hold a referndum - go to
My comments are interspersed in Eugene's text.
vjp
From: Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com
To: goa...@goanet.org
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Dabolim Airport
I followed the recent controversy of the airport authority to take over
private land to make parking space at Dabolim Airport
My earlier response to Eugene has not appeared yet, but allow me to respond
to Floriano Lobo.
vjp
Message: 5
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:46:31 +0530
From: floriano floriano.l...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Dabolim Airport
Again, this is well appreciated, Eugene.
vjp: Truly.
(DEL)
FL: I have
Message: 5
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:46:31 +0530
From: floriano floriano.l...@gmail.com
But our guys
go to Delhi at the beck and call of the Delhi higherups. They can't even get
to see the cooks, leave alone their masters.
venantius j pinto: For a Goan minister to meet a Goan cook, failing which
, 2011 1:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Dabolim Airport
My earlier response to Eugene has not appeared yet, but allow me to
respond
to Floriano Lobo.
vjp
Message: 5
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:46:31 +0530
From: floriano floriano.l...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Dabolim Airport
Again
I read somewhere that the landlord of the land that the airport authorities
are seeking for expansion of parking space saying he paid Rs 5 crores to the
politicians who forced the government to prevent taking over the land. So
the politicians made money on this issue. They did not care if the
I followed the recent controversy of the airport authority to take over
private land to make parking space at Dabolim Airport. It was because of
Mauvin Godinho and minister Jose Phillip's intervention that the landlord
could save his land, at least for now.
To call Dabolim Airport an
/rgds
floriano
goasuraj
9890470896
www.goasu-raj.org
- Original Message -
From: Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com
To: goa...@goanet.org
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 12:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Dabolim Airport
I followed the recent controversy of the airport authority
Floriano has been very provocate. Even if Goan men have Goan balls, it does
not mean they must rally for each and every thing that some leaders, perhaps
like Floriano, of Goa Su Raj Party, think is worthy of a fight. The Dabolim
issue has lingered for years. I wish it also becomes civilian. But we
On 19 April 2011 12:44, Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com wrote:
Even if Goan men have Goan balls, it does
not mean they must rally for each and every thing that some leaders, perhaps
like Floriano, of Goa Su Raj Party, think is worthy of a fight. ... The other
one is Island of
Bats
Dear Floriano,
An excellent piece of explanation. I am also gathering some important
material on the subject. Please ensure and explain Eugene, we will work
on all possible methods and that’s why I said, If nothing happens then….
By the way, after your letter was published in the Herald
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 12:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Dabolim Airport
Floriano has been very provocate. Even if Goan men have Goan balls, it
does
not mean they must rally for each and every thing that some leaders,
perhaps
like Floriano, of Goa Su Raj Party, think is worthy of a fight
Provocation is fine as long as it is going to get useful results. It's your
privilege not to believe that Goa was liberated and that Goa was annexed.
These points are now academic. The reality is that Goa is now an integral
part of India. It is impossible for people to change Goa's fortunes.
I am
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:36:19 -0400
From: floriano floriano.l...@gmail.com
To: goa...@goanet.org
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Dabolim Airport
Message-ID: 4dad73b3.3010...@gmail.com
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Dear Eugene,
Yes. Your are very right. Floriano is provocating
Years ago there were regular bus services between Dabolim airport and Panjim,
which was convenient and cheap for people living in North Goa. Today with the
taxis charge Rs.700 to Rs.750 from the airport to Calangute and Anjuna
respectively. This is ridiculously high!!! Isn't there a solution
[Goanet] Dabolim airport - Buses
Yes, I too remember the Indian Airlines Coach leaving from Dempo house at noon.
I think it was free for its Pax.
There were no pvt. or low fare airlines then, yet the coach seen coming almost
half empty.
Goa Tourist Taxi owners would not be happy about
Military strategists the world over or at least in countries that boast of
their military power, keep their military hardware as far away as
possible from the heavily populated areas.
In military thinking,, in case of war the civilian population tend to
suffer most due to indiscriminate fire
Yes indeed, the cost will be much, much less, even if the govt. had to pay off
the Navy to do so.
However, this solution will be quite unpalatable to thoseinvestors who have
already purchased land in and around Mopa hoping to make a quick buck in
addition to the other quick buck they would
Logically, Dabolim airport in its centralised location serves both North
and South equally well in terms of distance, pricing of taxi fares etc.
With the exception of a certain district in North Goa and other vested
interests in Maharashtra, the entire state of Goa seems to want Dabolim
Philip Thomas wrote:
So the solution is smple. Do not make Mopa an international airport. Keep it a
regional airport catering to small town airports emerging in surrounding areas
and secondary airports of metros if any. It will play second fiddle to Dabolim
and hopefully grow over time as the
Philip Thomas wrote:So the solution is smple. Do not make Mopa an
international airport. Keep it a regional airport catering to small town
airports emerging in surrounding areas and secondary airports of metros if
any. It will play second fiddle to Dabolim and hopefully grow over time as
the
Aug 2008 10:07:15 +0530
From: Philip Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Goanet] DABOLIM AIRPORT SUFFERS SETBACK
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It is highly unlikely that both Dabolim and Mopa will remain operational
simultaneously. Goa which is a much smaller place than Bangalore or
Hyderabad
The goal should be to restore Dabolim as a full-time civilian airport which
will more than serve the aviation needs of Goa, The land scam Mopa is not
needed and no one should promote land scams in Goa. The Indian navy can move
to bases outside Goa.Regards,George
To achieve the goal Dabolim needs
like Mopa v/sDabolim;everyone can debate BUT only a few will decide
...based onfinancial feasibility. It is all about money, honey.Mog
asundi.Miguel
It may be better to debate and go in with eyes wide open than get
collectively screwed in a blissful state of ignorance. Sure it is about
money.
]
Subject: [Goanet] DABOLIM AIRPORT SUFFERS SETBACK
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
like Mopa v/sDabolim;everyone can debate BUT only a few will decide
...based on financial feasibility. It is all about money, honey.
Mog asundi.Miguel
It may be better to debate and go in with eyes wide open than get
--- On Mon, 8/25/08, Freddy Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Let's talk about the Navy, one good question, what is it, that the Navy
is doing, in Goa that cannot be done from the Seabird at
Karwar ? Any guesses ? Do we really need the Navy at Dabolim ?
The navy is not needed in Dabolim
With regards to Issue 1063 - Message 4. Dabolim Airport is still under
consideration apparently from
Manmohan Singh and the Union Civil Aviation Minister.
http://www.oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=8880cid=2
If we all rally together, Dabolim Airport will emerge the winner.
Marina Fernandes
Marina Fernandes wrote:
With regards to Issue 1063 - Message 4. Dabolim Airport is still under
consideration apparently from
Manmohan Singh and the Union Civil Aviation Minister.
http://www.oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=8880cid=2
If we all rally together, Dabolim Airport will emerge the
It is highly unlikely that both Dabolim and Mopa will remain operational
simultaneously. Goa which is a much smaller place than Bangalore or
Hyderabad cannot economically sustain two airports. Mopa has vested
interests as Rajan earlier commented. There are people who have purchased
vast tracts of
The goal should be to restore Dabolim as a full-time civilian airport which
will more than serve the aviation needs of Goa, The land scam Mopa is not
needed and no one should promote land scams in Goa. The Indian navy can move to
bases outside Goa.
Regards,
George
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This news is reproduced from Gomantak Times by Goacom.com. Other
national or
international newspapers are obviously ignorant about this move as it has not
been
reported/published
1.Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat has allayed apprehensions raised over the
Dabolim airport following the nod given by the high-level committee for a
new airport at Mopa and asserted that the Union government would soon
tender bids for construction of a new terminal building at Dabolim on par
The bottom line is that any progress in expanding Dabolim's capacity
forcivilian traffic is bound to be at snail's pace because of the
Navy'sarbitrary way of decision making in civilian matters.
Today's HERALD had an update about the upgrade. In a story headlined
Planning commission approves new
PROTECTED] To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008
09:50:21 +0530 Subject: [Goanet] DABOLIM AIRPORT WITHOUT POWER ... In
response to the HERALD report of April 16th, the Power Minister has now
fired a couple of salvos of his own in HERALD April 18th. The new report is
headlined
In recent days HERALD has been carrying short news reports regarding the
plan for a parallel taxiway at Dabolim airport. As indicated this would run
parallel to the runway and facilitate the entry of aircraft to the terminal
and their subsequent exit from it. Previously, aircraft had to traverse
In response to the HERALD report of April 16th, the Power Minister has now
fired a couple of salvos of his own in HERALD April 18th. The new report is
headlined Aleixo upset over non-usage of tap changer provided to
transformer. Instead of this electrical mumbo-jumbo the headline should
have read
power supply to the airport is playing truant forthe past three days[GT
report]
Some more scraps of information have become available from a report
headlined Officials warn of flight diversions in today's HERALD (H).
Supplementing this with some data from the Airport Director's presentation
(ADP)
PANJIM: For the past three days, Dabolim airport is witnessing unusual
scenes. Confirmed reports narrate how foreigners - many of who tend to
portray India in bad light at the slightest excuse - have been throwing
tantrums and embarrassing the airport authorities. Unable to bear the heat,
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Dabolim
Airport requires bigger
passenger terminus
HERALD NEWS DESK
PANJIM, OCT 28 Shantaram Naik, MP has demanded that Dabolim airport should
have a bigger Integrated Passenger Terminus than the one planned.
In a statement issued today, Naik says that daily traffic at the airport
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It will have extended apron and additional international terminal
Meeting calls for fresh techno-feasibility report
Question raised on land in Navy's possession
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