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Special interview | Who took the contract to close Dabolim Airport ? | Restless Goa अस्वस्थ गोंयकार

By Team Voice

| February 17, 2026, 3:06 PM

South Goa Congress MP, Capt (Retd) Viriato Fernandes, shares some interesting observations, rumours and insights into the closure of Dabolim airport

Talk of the closure of Dabolim airport has been in the news in recent days. To understand the situation, Vishwanath Nene, Chief Editor of The Voice speaks to South Goa Congress MP Capt (Retd) Viriato Fernandes.

The MP gives talks about some ground realities of Mopa airport, why it is unviable to run a table-top airport like Mopa, the crash of Air India Express, losses resulting from shifting flights from Dabolim to Mopa, the government agreeing to divert the Mhadei, launch of defence ship, the ministers’ many visits to Delhi, January news not to close Dabolim airport came up several times, flyover, permissions, how the Navy noticed some unusual construction activity, Mauvin Godinho, National Highway RTI, High Court, Andhra Pradesh connections, Mopa airport losses, Viriato’s sources, inspections, military aircraft, spreading false news, what Vijai Sardesai, Yuri Alemao, Kejriwal said, he Regional Plan, cabinet decisions and more.

Watch the video to know all this and more ...

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