Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Surat MP: AAI never invited me for meetings at Surat airport

After the district collector, member of parliament (MP) from Surat, DarshanaJardosh has dashed off a letter to the Union minister of civil aviation, AshokGajapathiRajuPashupati against Airport Authority India (AAI) authorities for not inviting her during the meetings of the airport committee or developments concerning the airport since the time she was elected MP for the two consecutive terms.

This is the first official reaction from the Surat MP after the November 6 incident of buffalo hitting the SpiceJet plane.

Referring to the November 6 incident as the most unfortunate and a big eye-opener on the neglect for the development of Surat airport, Jardosh stated in her letter, "I am not informed or being intimated about the meetings. The meetings were regularly held without my knowledge and presence. The AAI has not contacted me or kept in the loop about the developments at airport"
19/11/14 Melvyn Thomas/Times of India
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