Air India’s domestic flights in Ahmedabad may operate from international terminal

Ahmedabad: Air India's domestic passengers at the Ahmedabad airport have been running from pillar to post in a bid to know from where their flight is leaving! The uncertainty has resulted in dozens of people missing their flights.
If Air India officials have their way, soon their domestic flights will take off from the new international terminal at Sardar Vallbhbhai Patel International (SVPI) airport.
According to sources, airport authorities and Air India officials held a meeting last week in this regard where it was announced that on May 1 and 2 all their flights will be operated from the international terminal, but on a trial basis.
According to airport officials the decision was originally taken by the then civil aviation minister Praful Patel and Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi himself. They had said that Air India flights should be operated from one terminal.
However, customs and immigration officials are skeptical about the proposal. They said that handling the flow of international passengers itself is a difficult task as there are several lacunae at the terminal and staff crunch in the immigration cell.
26/04/11 Satish Jha/Daily News & Analysis

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