KOCHI: Everyone has their calling, their highest purpose on earth. V J Kurian firmly believes his calling was to build the airport in Kochi. “I still wonder why I took such a huge risk. I was then the Ernakulam Collector, just nine years into service, and 25 years or so to go. Then this proposal to build the airport in Kochi came up. I thought why not take the risk,” says Kurian, 62, recollecting the spectacular journey of Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL), India’s first private airport which celebrates the silver jubilee of its inauguration May 25.
