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Buses in Dubai run with advertisements of Kannur International Airport

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Dubai, 12 Jan 2019 [Fik/News Sources]: After inauguration of Kannur International Airport, Kerala has become the only state in India which has the highest number of airports. Utilizing this fame is the government of Kerala, trying to promote itself at international level by advertising globally.

One would be surprised to spot Dubai buses promoting Kannur International Airport through display advertisements. The promotions handled by Dubai RTA states that Kannur International Airport is a main connection point between Gulf countries and Malabar.

As per sources more international flights will operate from Kannur International Airport soon. So to give information about new airport and attract the foreigners, the government of Kerala is branding its airport globally.

Trivandrum, Cochin, Calicut and Kannur are the four international airports present in Kerala, setting a new record in the Indian aviation industry. At the time of inauguration itself, the flights from these airports operated internationally.

42,667 passengers used Kannur International Airport in its first month of operation

After the inauguration, Kannur International Airport received an overwhelming response and 42,667 passengers used this airport for their travel purpose. 10,193 travelled from here to foreign countries while 10,942 arrived to this airport from foreign countries. Total 61 flights took off from here and 62 flights landed from various countries. As many as 81 domestic flights operated from this airport. Currently daily 10 flights are operating and the figure is expected to double by the end of January. Flights from Kannur International Airport take off to Singapore, Malaysia, Bangkok, Columbia, and Maldives at the end of this month.

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