Bajpe: The passengers and residents near the Mangalore International Airport (MIA) were a worried lot as the news of the retaining wall near the runway having partially collapsed halting the operations at the airport, went viral on June 5. However, the claims in these messages were found to be false.
Speaking to NewsKarnataka Director of MIA V V Rao clarified that the claims in the media were false and the operations at the airport were normal. “The messages on the social media are completely false. Someone is spreading rumours”, he said.
He said that a boundary wall had collapsed during the cyclonic rainfall that hit the city earlier. The boundary wall is several hundred metres away from the runway. “We have replaced the boundary wall”, he added.
