Operations to commence at Ahmedabad’s new terminal

Mumbai: Operations of the new domestic arrival terminal at Ahmedabad will commence tomorrow. It will be inaugurated by Praful Patel, Union Minister for Civil Aviation and Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat. The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has completed its work for the new domestic arrival block to handle 800 passengers at a cost of Rs 56.94 crores. The work for the new domestic departure block to handle 600 passengers was completed and commissioned in 2005 at a cost of Rs 46.05 crores. Modifications are being done to the existing international terminal building at a cost of Rs five crores.
Construction of the new international terminal building complex with modern facilities to handle 1000 passengers at a time is likely to be completed by March 2009 at a cost of Rs 122.07 crores. Work of the new international terminal building complex with modern facilities is also likely to be completed by March 2009 at a cost of Rs 80 crores. It will be able to handle an additional 600 passenger at a time. Construction of a new apron awarded on January 9, 2007, is likely to be completed by April, 2008 at a cost of Rs 10.97 crores.
22/04/08 TravelBizMonitor

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Categories: Airports Apr 2008