He said the Ministry of Civil Aviation had been positively responding to the regional aspirations of State governments to set up airports. He said an expert panel had inspected the site at Thiruvambady estate in 2011, and had submitted a report stating that the area was suitable for a greenfield airport. The Karnataka government was planning to construct an airport at Udupi though the State already had four airports. So, a new airport could be constructed in 2,165 acres of estate land at Thiruvambady for the benefit of farmers in the hill region of Malabar, said MDC president C.E. Sabarimala airportThe demand comes close on the heels of the State Cabinet approving the Sabarimala greenfield international airport in Central Travancore near Erumeli town in Kottayam district.
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