AAI to develop Doon airport into international cargo hub

DEHRA DUN: The Airport Authority of India (AAI) is to develop the Jolly Grant airport as an international cargo hub. The move is seen as being intended to relieve the Indira Gandhi International Airport at Delhi from some of its burden. A project of Rs 92.16 crores is being prepared for the upgradation of the Jolly Grant airport in Doon for converting it into an international airport, according to official sources.
The Jolly Grant airport would be ready for international flights within five weeks, AAI experts who were here in the capital recently in this regard have said.
During their visit the AAI experts met the chief secretary Mr SK Das officials discussed at length the progress of the works of development going on at the airport here. According to the AAI officials, the airport would be ready for night landing operations by October this year with runway lighting, taxiway lighting to be installed and a new terminal building with ATC constructed.
11/05/08 The Statesman

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Categories: Airports May 2008, Cargo May 2008