Airport to hit flight path in a fortnight

Hyderabad: The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, in a freeze ever since its inauguration on March 14, could thaw and buzz with activity in a fortnight from now.
GMR officials are confident that commercial operations will begin in 15 days. But would they? "Commissioning of an airport and actual commencement of operations are two different things. It takes time for airlines to get ready for operations. This is what has happened in our case too," a senior official of the GMR rationalises.
The official points out: "On the same day (March 14) when our airport was commissioned by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, terminal five of Heathrow Airport was inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth in London. But commercial operations haven’t begun there too. They will start from March 27."
The GMR has entrusted ground handling work to a consortia of Menzis-UK, Indian companies Bobba and Air India and Singapore Aviation Technical Services. "Airline operators are currently negotiating with them and several thorny issues have already been settled," the official claimed.
19/03/08 Agencies/Siasat Daily

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