IGI check-in centres at Gurgaon soon

Chandigarh: In a move that will cut down on waiting time at the IGI Airport, Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has decided to provide a site for installing check-in systems at Gurgaon for both domestic and international travellers flying out of New Delhi. Once in place, it will give passengers the luxury of getting their baggage checked in at the centre to come up on the Airport Express route hours or even days before flying and get the boarding pass in advance.
With luggage taken care of and boarding pass in hand, all one would need to do is just walk in and catch the flight at the airport.
HUDA has shortlisted three Gurgaon locations in Sector 23, at Sohna Chowk and City Centre out of which one would be selected for the centre. The innovative check-in office would come up on the lines of those still under construction at Dhaula Kuan and Connaught Place.
Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who also heads HUDA, approved the project on Friday, hiring Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for it.
Besides making air travel hassle-free, the government also expects the project to pull in MNCs and corporates at Gurgaon. A consideration amount of Rs 50 lakh has been released to DMRC for the DPR, which is expected within two months. The government has, in principle, agreed to provide infrastructure to Airport Authority of India for the centre. "We hope to complete this phase on time, making the opening coincide with the two outlets at Delhi,'' HUDA chief administrator TC Gupta said.
21/06/09 Manveer Saini/Times of India

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Categories: Airports Jun 2009