1. Charles Bonifacio, President, Travel & Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG) is one key person who subscribes to the two airport idea for the state particularly in view of the entry of low-cost airlines into the market.
He believes that ideally the Navy should shift out of Dabolim and it should be designated the International airport. Mopa should come up only in conjunction with surface transport improvements in connectivity with Dabolim. Or else, the Navy will take over totally at Dabolim. One intriguing observation Charles makes is that the Navy is apparently reneging on a recent offer to allow charter flights on Fridays. No elaboration, however. 2. Menino Peres, Director, Dept of Information & Publicity, GOG, also seems to believe in the two airport theory. His reason is that the Navy is unlikely to shift out of Dabolim. He feels "Dabolim should be reserved for DOMESTIC flights and an airport at Mopa should be built for INTERNATIONAL tourists". But it seems that the Chief Minister is "noncommittal" on this issue and is relying on a committee to go into it. The CM has promised to clarify things hopefully in the near future. So there is no real clarity yet about what form the two airports should take in the best interests of the state.
