Shivamogga: MP B Y Raghavendra said the airport in Shivamogga will be completed at the end of the year.
Speaking to the media on Saturday, he said that the foundation would be completed in May or June, and the terminal in July, and that flight trials will get a green signal from December.
MP meets the Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia recently, and requested greater connectivity to the airport.
“The proposed airport in Shivamogga will have the second largest runway in Karnataka, after the airport bandalore.
Like in the middle of Karnataka, it will help increase trade and trade in the district with less connectivity.
I have asked Scindia to accelerate.
The tender process for Mumbai -Shivamogga-mumbai-mangaluru, mumbai-shivamogga-chennai, mumbai-shivamogga-tirupati, shivamogga-kalaburabad, shivamogga-kalaburagi-Delhi, Bengaluru-Shivamogga-Bellagavi, Bengaluru-Shivamogga -Delhi, Kochi-Shivamogga-Delhi, Bengaluru-Shivamogga -Goa and Hyderabad-Shivamogga-Kochi route, “MP told the media.