The Defence Ministry has positively responded to the request of Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy for extending the airport timings at Visakhapatnam airport by four hours on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays till the 24×7 hours operations are started.
Defence Minister A K Antony, in a written communication to the Chief Minister, stated that the matter has been examined and considering the immediate nature of the requirement, the watch hours INS Dega Visakhapatnam will be extended to 22.55 hours for three days in a week from October 1 for six months to meet the requirements of the proposed operations.
Antony has stated that the manpower proposal for operation of the Visakhapatnam Airport 24×7 hours is under consideration. (NSS)