Promise of plot raises MIAL’s integrated terminal hopes

Mumbai: The Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) can now look forward to complete the construction of the integrated terminal-II of the Mumbai airport after Air India (AI) agreed to hand over 40 acres of land to it, said MIAL sources.
According to AI sources, though AI and MIAL are yet to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the airlines’ board on Saturday agreed to hand over the land to MIAL.
Air India officials categorically denied that they had yielded to any pressure to give up a portion of the land without accepting appropriate compensation. Air India owns over 200 acres of land in Sahar, Kalina and Santa Cruz areas of the airport.
“We have given the land as central government has approved the construction of the terminal II. The infrastructure of Air India is situated next to the proposed terminal,” said Arvind Jadhav, CMD, Air India.
25/02/10 Indian Express

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Categories: Airports Feb 2010, NACIL Feb 2010