Retain Visakhapatnam airport for domestic flights after Bhogapuram opens: CPI(M)
The CPI(M) party in Visakhapatnam is campaigning to keep the existing city airport operational for domestic flights after the new international airport at Bhogapuram opens. They argue that closing the current facility would negatively impact local employment, tourism, and passenger convenience.
Why it matters
This highlights the tension between infrastructure modernization and the preservation of established regional economic hubs.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist), CPI(M), has demanded that the existing Visakhapatnam airport be retained as a domestic airport even after the proposed commissioning of the new international airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district.
The article reports on a political demand and the rationale behind it without taking a stance on the validity of the closure plans.
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