AAI to develop Gannavaram airport

Vijayawada: Gannavaram Airport controller, Mr B.G. Patil, said the Airports Authority of India is ready to built an international terminal and develop the Gannavaram Airport by investing Rs 200 crore if the government acquires 361 acres land. He said the AAI entered into an MoU with the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2007 for the development of the Gannavaram Airport with all passenger amenities. Mr Patil briefed the media representatives at the Gannavaram Airport after launching of Jet Airways flight services between Viayawada and Hyderabad on Sunday.
He said proposals to acquire 361 acres land to extend the runway up to 10,000 metres is pending for a long time due to land acquisition problem.
The AAI is planning for landing of even bigger aircraft like Boeing and Airbus without any difficulty at the Gannavaram Airport.
28/03/11 Deccan Chronicle

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Categories: Airports Mar 2011