KANNUR: Chief Minister Pinarayi has sought the approval of the Centre for an airport in Sabarimala. He also asked the Centre to handover the authority to run the airport to the State government.

The chief minister made the above demands in the presence of Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Babu during the inauguration of Kannur airport on Sunday.

“Feasibility study of an airport in Erumeli and other initial works are going on. As the Centre has decided to privatise the Thiruvananthapuram airport, the charge of its operation should be handed over to the State. The government was also ready to take over the Kozhikode airport,” the chief minister said.