Jolly Grant airport nears completion

New Delhi/Dehra Dun: When a chartered Boeing 737 carrying foreign tourists landed during the weekend at Jolly Grant airport here, the cheer among the airport officials was palpable.
It was for the first time that a Boeing plane touched down on the airstrip, which was recently widened to facilitate the landing of bigger aircraft including Airbus-320. As soon as the Boeing landed, airport officials declared the airstrip fit for operation.
Welcome to the newly upgraded Jolly Grant airport here, which is now getting the final makeover for the inauguration in a month's time.
The Centre has spent Rs 75 crore for upgrading the airport where only small planes used to land hitherto.
The Jolly Grant airport at Dehradun is being upgraded by AAI for operation of B-737/A-320 class of aircraft considering the traffic potential and requirement projected by airlines.
30/01/08 Shishir Prashant/Business Standard

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