Mangalore, March 14, 2013 :The official inauguration of the Mangalore International Airport and the cargo complex is expected to be held on March 18, Tuesday.
Sources have revealed that the Union Civil Aviation Minister and also Union Minister for Petroleum Veerappa Moily and Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar have confirmed their visit to Mangalore on March 18 when the International airport and cargo complex will be officially inaugurated. It may be recalled here that though the airport was declared an international airport in October 2012 itself, the authorities had been waiting for the official inauguration.
There is another good news as far as the Mangalore International Airport is concerned. The maiden flight from Saudi Arabia will land in Mangalore on March 31.