THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The techno-economic feasibility report prepared by Louis Berger, a private agency, for the proposed Sabarimala airport has drawn flak from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The site-clearance approval sought for the greenfield airport in not in tune with the Greenfield Airports Policy, said the aviation regulator in its report.
“The proposed site has an aerial distance of approximately 88km and110km from the Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram airports respectively. According to para 8.1 (of Greenfield Airports Policy), no greenfield airport would be allowed within an aerial distance of 150km of an existing civilian airport,” the DGCA report said.
