Vizag airport in for major expansion soon

Visakhapatnam: The upcoming integrated terminal to be built over 20,000 square metres can handle three million passengers annually. The present terminal is handling four lakh passengers annually. Three aero-bridges, escalators and conveyor belts are being facilitated at the new terminal.
Airport Authority of India, Visakhapatnam unit general manager (projects) HS Suresh told this website's newspaper the new terminal would facilitate operation of both domestic and international flights, customs and immigration offices. Ten airliners could be operated at one time from the new terminal, he added. Fifty-five percent of work had been completed and the authorities expect the project to be handed over by mid-2008. The present terminal will be converted into a cargo terminal at a cost of Rs 10 crore to facilitate handling of the increasing cargo traffic in and around Visakhapatnam.
The new building would be centrally air-conditioned and have parking facility for 600 cars. Duty-free shops would be available at the terminal, Suresh indicated.
20/11/07 Newindpress

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