Upgraded Chandigarh airport to be ready by March

Chandigarh:Air passengers flying from the tricity can look forward to a new-look Chandigarh airport meeting all international ongoing construction activity for its upgradation is likely to be finished by March 2010. A senior official of the Airport Authority of India (AAI) confirmed this to TOI on Thursday.
The new airport building would be able to accommodate 400 passengers at a time, which is more than four times its present capacity. It would also be totally air-conditioned, equipped with escalators and have special facilities for physical challenged persons. Importantly, after March, two flights will be able to land at the local airport at one time with the completion of two new aerobridges. Other new steps include more advanced fire security apparatus and five-fold increase in the parking space.
The large-scale renovation of the local airport controlled by the IAF (Indian Air Force) is being done for the first time since its inception in 1974. The work which started in April 2008, was expected to be over July 2009 but got delayed further by what AAI terms as “technical difficulties”.
18/12/09 Ajay Sura/Times of India

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Categories: Airports Dec 2009