Wednesday, January 08, 2014

Mumbai airport T2 launch: Better late than err

Mumbai: For several months, a group of people would queue at check-in counters counters at Mumbai airport’s T2 terminal every Tuesday, hand over their baggage, complete the immigration and security process and head to the aircraft. None of them were really heading anywhere, as there was no aircraft outside the terminal. This was just a test at the upcoming terminal.
The new terminal will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday. Before Singh’s visit, the airport has stopped issuing security passes to workers.
The plan was to open it for operations on the next Wednesday but sources said that was unlikely because of pending work. The new date is is expected to be announced on Friday. The GVK group-run Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) remains tightlipped about the launch date.
The transition from one terminal to another is a complex exercise and MIAL is hoping for a glitch-free T2 opening. Under ORAT or operational readiness activation and transition, a series of readiness trials, familiarisation exercises and stakeholder meetings have been done, apart from setting up a control room.
08/01/14 Aneesh Phadnis/Business Standard
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