Centre has plans for Begumpet airport

Hyderabad: In a new twist to the Begumpet saga, the Union government has now embarked on an exercise to formulate a "business plan" for the airport that was closed down earlier this week.
This was disclosed by none other than joint secretary in the ministry of civil aviation (MoCA) K N Srivastava.
"a variety of options were being evaluated to put Begumpet airport into action. This includes allowing non-scheduled flights and chopper services", Srivastava said.
Establishment of training facilities by Airports Authority of India and Air India are also part of the business plan, the official said.
On the issue of user development fee (UDF) for domestic passengers at the new international airport at Shamshabad, the MoCA official said that "the ministry and GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL), have agreed on a differentiated UDF scheme with varying rates for long haul and short haul services. The UDF would be very modest," he said.
27/03/08 Times of India

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Categories: Airports Mar 2008