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OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF KANNUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED Jan-Mar 2020 | Vol 1 Issue 1 WANDERINGS COVER STORY A CITY FOR THE SKY SIX SENSES PROMENADE QATAR IS NO LIMIT AN OASIS FOR ART AFFICIONADOS LOUNGE A BRUSH WITH LIFE’S EXPERIENCES HI-TECH IDEAS THAT FLY WELLNESS NURTURING A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO LIFE FlyKannur| 1 World-Class Furnitures, Just A Click Away. store.ashleyfurniture.in WORLD’S LARGEST FURNITURE MANUFACTURER NOW DELIVERING ACROSS KERALA BENGALURU | HYDERABAD | MUMBAI +91 87220 02222 +91 87220 02222 *T&C Apply *T&C Apply /AshleyFurnitureIndia /ashleyfurnitureindia store.ashleyfurniture.in /AshleyFurnitureIndia /ashleyfurnitureindia store.ashleyfurniture.in 2 |FlyKannur FlyKannur| 3 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN “The Kannur International Airport is a great boon for people around the world waiting to explore north Malabar.” It gives me immense pleasure to see effort to facilitate this by accelerating the remarkable progress of Kannur the physical infrastructure development International Airport in its debut and transit connectivity in Kannur and year, and I am of the firm belief that the adjoining areas. this airport will play an instrumental role in the growth and development I am extremely pleased that this airport of the entire north Malabar region. has successfully bridged the distances Kannur is known for its scenic between north Malabar and the beauty, rich traditions and extremely Middle East where so many of our enterprising people. fellow residents are working in different industries or doing business. Over the years, travellers from around I am hopeful that the Kannur airport the world have been visiting Kannur will get connected with many more to experience local customs and cities around the globe, which will go traditions, explore the beautiful hills a long way toward making this city a and beaches, and taste the famous major investment destination. Malabar cuisine. In recent years, many people have also been visiting Kannur I congratulate the Kannur Pinarayi Vijayan for wellness and medical treatment. International Airport’s authorities for launching this publication which Hon’ble Chief Minister, The Kannur International Airport is will showcase the different facets of Govt. of Kerala a great boon for people around the Kannur. I wish the KIAL management world waiting to explore Kannur. In and staff every success in making the coming years, Kannur will emerge Kannur International Airport one of as one of the top tourist destinations. the best airports in the country. 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FlyKannur| 5 MESSAGE FROM THE MD “The airport’s growth trajectory will determine the pace of economic progress of the north Malabar region.” The Kannur International Airport is management is cognizant of this perhaps one of the most ambitious imperative, and it is our considered projects undertaken in the north view to initiate projects that create Malabar region, with the broader more business avenues in the region, objective of bringing about the and spur employment growth. economic transformation of Kannur and areas contiguous to this district Besides, we have envisioned the What is quite remarkable about this airport itself to be more than just a airport is its scalability. In the very transit point. In time, visitors and first year of its operations, Kannur passengers coming to this airport will International Airport is connected be able to have shopping experiences, with all key cities in the Middle East, attend entertainment shows, and the apart from several major cities in like. It is with this broad vision of India. We have plans to extend this where we see Kannur International airport’s connectivity to several other Airport in the near future that we have Asian countries, and at full capacity the launched this magazine which will V. Thulasidas, IAS (Retd.) airport will be handling the movement capture the most enchanting aspects of Managing Director, of over 9 million passengers a year. Kannur and all places connected with Kannur International Airport this city, frame by frame. The airport’s growth trajectory will no doubt determine the It would be our constant endeavour pace of economic progress of the to make this airport the very best for all north Malabar region. The airport stakeholder groups. 6 |FlyKannur FlyKannur| 7 OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF KANNUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED For FlyKannur business enquiries: Jan-Mar 2020 | VOL 1 ISSUE 1 North Suresh Nair [email protected] WANDERINGS COVER STORY A CITY FOR THE SKY SIX SENSES West PROMENADE Sagnik Jaiswal QATAR IS NO LIMIT AN OASIS FOR ART [email protected] AFFICIONADOS Chennai Vijal Das LOUNGE [email protected] A BRUSH WITH LIFE’S EXPERIENCES HI-TECH Bangalore IDEAS THAT FLY Sagnik Jaiswal WELLNESS NURTURING [email protected] A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO LIFE FlyKannur| 1 Kerala Nitin.V [email protected] Publisher & CEO Middle East Jalesh Kumar Rajesh Menon [email protected] Managing Editor Sivanandan Sadasivan Finance & Accounts Sudeep A Executive Editor Rajiv Regunath Office Administration Kalavathi V, Arun Vijay Chairman - Editorial Board V. Thulasidas Printed at Managing Director Kannur International Airport Ltd. Anaswara Offset Pvt. Ltd. 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All material published in FlyKannur Magazine is protected by copyright and unauthorised reproduction in part or full is forbidden. 8 |FlyKannur COVER STORY The sky is 12 no limit 42 LOCALE Roaring waters of Ezharakund ENTREE 46 A melting pot WANDERINGS 24 A city for six senses ADRENALINE Vol 1 Issue | 32 On a high riding the rapids Jan-Mar 2020 CELLULOID Film viewing 52 CONTENTS habits are PROMENADE QATAR – an changing fast oasis for art 38 aficionados LOUNGE 60 A brush with life’s Experiences SNIPPET 66 Coconut parks FlyKannur| 9 EDITORIAL 68 REALM Wayanad: Many trails Yet to be blazed HI-TECH 72 Ideas that fly Kerala accounted for 3.8% of the total foreign tourist visits in India in 2018, as reported by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. That added up to 10.96 lakh foreign tourist visits. Within Kerala, Kannur district recorded 5,123 foreign tourist arrivals in 2017, according to a Kerala Tourism report. In the same year, the district recorded about 7 lakh domestic tourist arrivals, which was less than 20% of the domestic tourist arrivals recorded in the Ernakulam CONTENTS district. These figures suggest that the tourism potential of Kannur has not been fractionally realised thus far. The opening of the Kerala International Airport in December 2018, and the steady expansion of its 78 operations month-on-month will provide the necessary WELLNESS impetus for a tourism boom in the district. Nurturing a holistic The airport itself is poised to become a multi- functional centre, offering various services and approach amenities to passengers and visitors alike, on the to life lines of top airports around the world. This magazine is emblematic of the great vision that guides the development of the Kannur airport, and indeed the AIRSIDE north Malabar region as a whole. It would be our 82 AAI @Kannur constant endeavour to unravel the many hidden International cultural treasures of the region, as well as highlight the Airport avenues that open up for business and investments. I do hope that you will enjoy reading the articles ENDTALK presented in this inaugural edition. Your feedback and 88 Man who suggestions will be greatly appreciated.