'Delhi airport to be fully revamped before C'wealth Games'

Washington, DC:Brushing aside scepticism, including that exhibited by Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell, about India's ability to host the Games in October 2010, civil aviation secretary Madhavan Nambiar predicted that not only would the New Delhi [ Images ] airport be fully revamped by that time but it would be a state-of-the art facility.
Soon after his keynote address at the US-India Aviation Partnership Summit at the Washington Convention Center in Washington DC, Nambiar told rediff.com, although India's airlines were bleeding currently, they would bounce back because of domestic and international travel demands.
The multi-billion purchase of new aircraft from Boeing by Air India [ Images ] was on track despite the national carrier's problems but it might try and negotiate deferred payments and other concessions, he added.
"Refurbishing of the Delhi airport, which encompasses an investment of Rs 10,500 crore (Rs 105 billion), will be fully complete by May 2010," he said.
"The airport would also have 75 aero-bridges", Nambiar added. He acknowledged that both domestic and international carriers in India were in a bad financial state. "We have to look at this in the background of recession", he said.
10/12/09 Aziz Haniffa/Rediff

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Categories: Airports Dec 2009