Kochi: The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) the first airport to have come up in the country on the concept of public-private partnership completes its 15th year of operations. It was during the tenure of K Karunakaran as chief minister of the state that the idea of CIAL came up first. It was the then District Collector of Ernakulam V J Kurian introduced the idea. Even though they have to face many adversities the construction of the airport began on 1993 and completed by May 25, 1999. Now, CIAL has become one of the prominent airports in the country with an annual passenger handling exceeds 50 lakhs. CIAL MD V J Kurien talks about the historic ordeal of the airport @ Morning Show.
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