Centre's nod to airhostess, cabin crew academy in Manipur

New Delhi: Union Ministry of Civil Aviation has approved proposal of Manipur Government for setting up a State-run Cabin Crew and Air Hostess Academy in Manipur.
The Manipur Minister of Transport L Jayantakumar Singh said here today that the Ministry had issued a formal communication to the State in this regard.
The Transport Minister stated that the State Government had already decided to convert the Raja Dumbra High School in Imphal into the Academy, which would be named after Raja Dumbra Singh.
The Academy would offer courses for cabin crew, airhostess and airport management besides training in spoken English and other foreign languages.
After preparation of Detailed Project Report of the Academy, the State Government would place the proposal to the Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region for sanction of the requisite amount.
In view of the future prospects of the Centre’s Look East Policy and the Indo-Myanmar Border Trade which would directly benefit people of Manipur, the Minister stated that the Imphal Airport needed to be developed into an international standard so that international flights could also land at the airport in the near future.
With the increase in domestic flights in Manipur, Jayantakumar Singh said that modernisation of Imphal Airport with night landing facilities was being taken up and it would be in operation in December this year.
18/10/08 The Sangai Express/Manipur Info Centre/E-Pao.net