GMR redesigns Hyderabad airport to handle more capacity

The cost of building the Hyderabad International Airport has gone up by almost Rs 750 crore. But the GMR led consortium has decided to scale up its capacity and facilities, and fast-track it to finish before schedule.
The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad has been redesigned to accommodate 12 million passengers annually as compared to the 7 million passengers in the original blue print. That is because the studies done by the GMR led consortium suggested that passenger traffic in Hyderabad had grown by 45% over the last year, the highest among all metros in India.
Srinagesh, COO, GMR Hyderabad International Airport, says, "This growth rate will continue because of the overall progress in the economy and the state’s proactive method of wooing the service industry. So we decided to expand.”
This means extra bays, aero bridges and rapid exit ways and a run way that can handle an A-380 in full capacity. But it also means added capital for Rs 750 crore taking the total investment up to Rs 2,478 crore.
22/05/07 Moneycontrol.com

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