Direct flight to Europe from Kochi
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Kerala is likely to get its first connection to Europe with the German carrier Lufthansa responding positively to an offer by the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) to commence a direct service from Kochi to Frankfurt. Axel Hilgers, Director for South Asia at Lufthansa visited Kochi and held discussions in this regard with the representatives of CIAL and other stakeholders in the state. “The carrier new needs to conduct an independent feasibility study and calculate the yield factor before making a final decision,” The Hindu reported CIAL’s Airport Director, ACK Nair, as saying.