Deal with Changi on Durgapur airport

Calcutta: Singapore’s Changi Airports International today signed an agreement with the developers of an airport in Andal near Durgapur.
Under the “technical services agreement”, Changi will play a key role in preparing the master plan for the airport and provide technical knowhow for its management and operations.
“We will also supervise airport capacity, land-use plan, passenger terminal layout and other infrastructure facilities,” Eugene Gan, the senior vice-president (worldwide operations) of the Singapore company, said after the pact was signed in the presence of civil aviation minister Praful Patel.
“Training will be imparted to the airport’s senior managers on terminal management,” Gan added.
Durgapur Aerotropolis (airport city), the first of its kind in India, will also have an industrial park and a township with all amenities like schools, colleges, shopping zones and healthcare facilities.
It will be spread over 2,300 acres, of which the airport will cover 650.
27/02/08 The Telegraph

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