The passengers of the first flight that landed at the Manohar International Airport in Goa were welcomed by the statesmen and live band performance on Thursday. The flight marked the commencement of operations at the new facility in the coastal state as it landed from Hyderabad carrying 179 passengers at 9 am, airport officials said.
Union Minister Shripad Naik, the parliamentarian from North Goa, CM Pramod Sawant and state Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte welcomed the passengers at the terminal building of the airport, a report by PTI stated. The new airport is located at Mopa in North Goa district. According to the news agency, with this new facility, the Union Territory has got another international airport which is located 50 km apart from the south Goa-based Dabolim facility, operated as a civil enclave in the Indian Navy’s air station INS Hansa.
