New terminal is opened at Calicut airport

Kozhikode: A 15,000sqm international arrival terminal has been thrown open to passengers at the Calicut Airport 26km from here. A similar terminal for outbound passengers was opened at the airport on May 14 as part of an expansion and modernisation project.
Three conveyor belts have been installed at the arrival terminal besides 800 chairs for passengers in the security hold area. Escalators and elevators have also been installed inside and outside the terminal building, the airport director Veeraswamy said.
Facilities like fast food counters, luggage room, jewellery shop, handicraft stall, traffic direction poles, restaurants, and cyber café are also in place.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI), which owns and operates the airport, undertook a major expansion and modification project three years ago at an estimated cost of Rs900mn. The work is now in its final stages.
28/07/07 Ashraf Padanna/Gulf Times, Qatar

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