The air crash incident at Kozhikode airport has put the runway expansion at Mangalore International Airport (MIA) under intense public scrutiny.
Soon after the incident, BJP leader Capt Brijesh Chowta tweeted, “Unfortunate! Reminds us of what we saw here in Mangaluru. Both tabletop runways. But thankfully, this flight has minimum casualties so far. Last year too, we had many instances of tragedy averted at the last moment in Mangaluru.
We who pride in having an airport since the days of Nehru whose flight was the 1st to land here, have unfortunately stayed put with our merits of the past.”
