Kerala plans airstrips to connect tourists spots

Besides the four international airports, Kerala may soon have a string of airstrips-heliports, which can operate small, single-engine aircraft connecting major tourist destinations.

Unveiling the plan, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said the State had submitted a feasibility study report in this regard to the Civil Aviation Ministry for approval. The objective of the initiative is the comprehensive development of the State’s aviation sector, he told the State assembly during question hour.

Under the plan, the airstrip-heliports will be set up at Ashramam maidan in Kollam, Munnar, Thekkadi, Kalpetta, Bekal, Guruvayur, Palakkad, Alappuzha beach, Varkala and Kumarakom, he said.