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Mangalore Dubai flight service likely from October 2

Staff Correspondent

AAI to commission an upgraded Instrument Landing System

MANGALORE: The much awaited flight service between Mangalore and Dubai by Air India Express, the low cost airline of Air India, is likely to start on October 2, according to official sources.

The Board of Air India has reportedly approved the Dubai-Mangalore schedule, sources told The Hindu on Tuesday.

As an indication to this the authorities of Air India Express, who were setting up their facilities at the Bajpe (Mangalore) airport, put up their board on Tuesday (August 29). The airline recently deposited its fund with Airports Authority of India (AAI) to set up its facilities at the airport here.

Sources said, that the AAI is likely to commission a quality upgraded Instrument Landing System (ILS) for the landing of aircraft on the new runway by September.

If everything goes as planned the ILS is likely to be commissioned on September 28.

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