The turbulence in Kingfisher Airlinesin November had led to cancellation of flight services to Mysore. Now, as the air operator is facing trouble, two other private airlines are preparing to reconnect the tourist hub to destinations like Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad. 

This follows chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda's intervention to end the bad phase for the workable airport, which has been restricted to operating chartered flights since November 6, because commercial flights were cancelled by the Kingfisher Airlines. Gowda held a meeting with the various stakeholders including the representatives of the airlines and the officials of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on February 14 in Bangalore and asked the private airlines to get him a schedule. The airlines in return are seeking assistance to sell the tickets. 

District minister S A Ramdas told The Times of India that SpiceJet and Jet Airways are interested in connecting Mysore to other destinations. "They have been asked to get back with proposals. They want assistance to sell the tickets through tourism and other departments. We can do that," he stated. The airlines are expected to come back to the government later this week.

To start with, both the airlines have offered to operate three flights a day connecting Mysore to Chennai, Hyderabad and Kochi via Bangalore. The recent crisis in the airline sector will not affect the plans, he asserted. "We are hoping to include Mysore in the summer flight schedule starting mid-March," he stated. The airlines are procuring five mid-sized ATR aircraft by month end, he pointed out. The facility only allows mid-sized aircrafts to operate. The airlines are seeking to use Mysore facility to park the flights and night landing services, he stated.