Mysuru, Dec 16 (UNI) Tourism industry in Mysuru and Kodagu is hoping for a surge in tourist footfall thanks to Kannur International Airport, a Greenfield airport in Kerala, which was inaugurated for operation last week.
Stakeholders here argue that the airport was opened a new gateway for tourism development as Kodagu is closer to Kannur and eventually improve connectivity between the two States boosting tourism.
The closest airport from Madikeri, Gonikoppal, and Kushalnagar is Kannur, and tourism stakeholders are hoping that the new airport may prove a big advantage for tourist footfall in the coffee land.