Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Manipur presses for int’l air services

Guwahati: The Manipur government has asked the Centre to launch international air services from Imphal airport to Bangkok via Mandalay and Kunming.

Manipur parliamentary secretary for tourism and sports Mairembam Prithviraj told the Union minister of tourism, Sripad Yesso Naik, to take up the matter with the civil aviation ministry.

Speaking at the national conference of tourism ministers in New Delhi recently, Prithviraj said the Imphal airport has been converted into an international facility. Union minister for finance and defence Arun Jaitley was also present.

Organized as part of the government's 100 days' action plan, the objective of the conference was to initiate high-level discussions on important issues faced by the tourism industry.
27/08/14 Times of India
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