Amritsar airport a 'boon' for passengers

Amritsar (Punjab): The Raja Sansi International Airport in Amritsar has seen unprecedented growth touching 54 per cent two years back.
It is also the only airport in the country where international passengers outnumber domestic ones in the ratio five to one.
The road to Raja Sansi International Airport maybe chaotic, yet the ride is bearable for the widely dispersed Punjabi diaspora---pilgrims to the Golden Temple from India and abroad, as well as those wanting to travel abroad for work.
From just a few thousand passengers a decade back, the Amritsar airport now handles more than half a million visitors annually.
The runway was extended this year to allow jumbo jets and Airbus 380s to land.
The terminal building, completed in 2006, is already falling short hence massive infrastructure development works have been planned.
28/03/08 Jyoti Kamal/CNN-IBN

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Categories: Airports Mar 2008