Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Kerala mulls passenger ship service to the Gulf

Kerala Chief Minister V. S. Achutanandan told the state assembly that the government was exploring the possibility of resuming passenger ship service to Gulf countries from the state.

Keralites working in Gulf countries have been demanding the ship service, as many of them are not able to afford the airfare. We will look into the demand,’’ he said in a written reply. The Chief Minister pointed out that a company had operated passenger cruises from Dubai to Cochin during 2001-02. They discontinued the service after it ran up huge losses.
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