Coimbatore airport gets new Director

S. Dharmaraj assumed office as the new Director of the Coimbatore International Airport on Monday, replacing Mohammad Arif. Prior to his new role, Mr. Dharmaraj had been serving as the General Manager, Communication Navigation Surveillance, at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata.

A native of Virudhunagar, he has also served as Director of Tiruchi and Thiruvananthapuram airports, and held important positions with the Airports Authority of India (AAI). He also had a stint in the Indian Space Research Organisation on deputation for the Gagan project. Mr. Dharmaraj has taken charge as the Director of Coimbatore airport at a time when AAI is awaiting some of the final-stage approvals for commencing the expansion project. AAI officials, airport staff, representatives from various airlines and other stakeholders welcomed him.