Inadequate safety area on sides of runaway and hillock perched dangerously close to runway pose serious threats, say experts

Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa inaugurated the Mandakahalli Airport, as Mysore Airport is called, on May 5, the day when civil aviation minister Praful Patel inaugurated the new terminal building of Mangalore Airport.

However, following the Mangalore crash, which claimed 158 lives, doubts expressed by experts about the safety of Mysore airport, which is located very close to the Chamundi Hills, have assumed particular significance.

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