<p>DMK MLA T R B Raaja, who is also the head of the party’s IT wing, on Thursday mooted a state-owned airline to fly within Tamil Nadu while flagging the “high airfare” between the state capital and the port city of Thoothukudi. </p>.<p>Raaja also proposed that the airline could be named as PeriAir, a short form for social reformer E V R Periyar. The MLA took to Twitter to talk about the “high ticket fare” between Chennai and Thoothukudi which was between Rs 17,000 to Rs 20,000.</p>.<p>“#FlightTickets for an ATR flight from #Tuticorin to #Chennai. One can fly to Singapore with this money. Is it TIME to operate a #StateOwned flight service? "PeriAir" sounds like a good name. Why not? Periyar gave wings to TN's equitable growth model,” Raaja, also the son of former Union Minister T R Baalu, wrote on his verified Twitter page.</p>.<p>He also posted a screenshot of the ticket fare between the two cities. In other tweets posted on his page, Raaja argued that an airline that serves within the state connecting its five airports – Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirapalli, and Thoothukudi – with each other. </p>.<p>The tweets led to a discussion on Twitter with many supporting the idea of state-owned airline service.</p>
<p>DMK MLA T R B Raaja, who is also the head of the party’s IT wing, on Thursday mooted a state-owned airline to fly within Tamil Nadu while flagging the “high airfare” between the state capital and the port city of Thoothukudi. </p>.<p>Raaja also proposed that the airline could be named as PeriAir, a short form for social reformer E V R Periyar. The MLA took to Twitter to talk about the “high ticket fare” between Chennai and Thoothukudi which was between Rs 17,000 to Rs 20,000.</p>.<p>“#FlightTickets for an ATR flight from #Tuticorin to #Chennai. One can fly to Singapore with this money. Is it TIME to operate a #StateOwned flight service? "PeriAir" sounds like a good name. Why not? Periyar gave wings to TN's equitable growth model,” Raaja, also the son of former Union Minister T R Baalu, wrote on his verified Twitter page.</p>.<p>He also posted a screenshot of the ticket fare between the two cities. In other tweets posted on his page, Raaja argued that an airline that serves within the state connecting its five airports – Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirapalli, and Thoothukudi – with each other. </p>.<p>The tweets led to a discussion on Twitter with many supporting the idea of state-owned airline service.</p>
