Mattannur: To celebrate the sixth anniversary of Kannur Airport, Air India Express is offering a 15% discount on tickets. The offer is valid for tickets booked until December 9, the anniversary date.

The discount applies to flights from Kannur to Dammam, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Riyadh, Bahrain, Kuwait, Ras Al Khaimah, Muscat, and Sharjah. It is available for both direct flights to these destinations and connecting flights via other countries. Passengers can avail themselves of the discount by using the promo code 'Kannur' while booking tickets.

In addition to the ticket discount, various art and sports competitions are being organized for airport employees as part of the anniversary celebrations. 

Kannur Airport began operations on December 9, 2018.

Centre refuses 'point of call' status for Kannur Airport

New Delhi: The Centre has reiterated that it cannot grant "point of call" status to Kannur Airport. In a written response to Sandosh Kumar, Member of Parliament, Murlidhar Mohol, the Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Ministry of Cooperation, explained that the government is encouraging more Indian flights from non-metro cities to foreign destinations. Therefore, the "point of call" status, which would allow foreign airlines to operate flights to and from the airport, cannot be granted to Kannur.