New airport to improve Hyderabad's brand image

Hyderabad: With the new international airport commencing operations near here, the brand image of Hyderabad is to go up, attracting more investment in IT, biotechnology and other industries.
The swanky Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, which has come up 30 km south of the city, is described as the new icon of this IT hub, home to many software giants.
If Hyderabad IT and Consultancy (Hitec) City at the once sleepy Madhapur village placed Hyderabad on the world IT map in 1990s, the new international airport is expected to transform the city, especially the area off the highway linking Bangalore into a business hub and attract huge investments in various sectors.
Though some air passengers are complaining of the long time they take to reach the new airport (the older airport was in the heart of the city), business leaders feel the state-of-the-art and spacious facility would help Hyderabad become a world-class city.
The Rs 2500 crore airport, on over 5,000 acres of land, became operational Sunday, shifting all the operations from Begumpet airport.
24/03/08 IANS/Sify

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Categories: Airports Mar 2008, New Mar 2008