Coimbatore airport expansion on the cards

Coimbatore: The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has embarked on a plan to expand the airport infrastructure.
Talking to The Hindu, Airport Director K. Hemalatha said that the Coimbatore Airport had 25 aircraft movements a day on domestic sector and five international flights thrice a week each to Colombo, Sharjah and Singapore. The passenger movement had increased beyond 1.10 lakh passengers a month.The AAI plans to expand the runway by March 2008 from 2,590 m to 2,990 m at a cost of Rs. 9 crore to accommodate wide bodied aircraft.
The number of parking bays would be increased to eight from the present six at Rs. 13 crore in 12 to 15 months. A modern fire station and workshop at Rs. 5 crore was on the cards.
The present terminal building with a capacity for 300 passengers at a time would be expanded to accommodate 700 passengers at a cost of Rs. 78 crore in 24 months.
21/01/08 V.S. Palaniappan/The Hindu

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Categories: Airports Jan 2008