AAI to refurbish Srinagar International Airport

Srinagar International Airport is all set to undergo a major facelift in a bid to ease out congestion and prepare for operation of international flights in near future.
In an exclusive chat with Greater Kashmir, the Srinagar-based AAI Director, Capt Raj K Malik, said the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has decided to go for remaking of the Terminal Building and Drop Gate to make the structures at par with international standards.
The AAI, he said, is also contemplating to establish a separate terminal building for the operation of international flights from the Airport—something on which the AAI is already working on. The AAI Chairman, VP Agarwal, had recently made this disclosure at a press conference in Srinagar.
“We are planning the revamping in a big way.
It shall start from Drop Gate No.1 at Humhama itself where a new structure shall come up. The fresh structure will house more X-ray machines and also ensure separate lining of cars for departure and arrival purposes,” Malik said. “The AAI is spending a large amount of money on the revamping to enhance overall air operations from the Srinagar Airport.”
According to sources, AAI is in the process of acquiring around 100 kanals of land near the drop-gate of the airport located adjacent to a cabinet minister’s newly constructed residential house in the area.
18/07/11 Faheem Aslam/Greater Kashmir

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Categories: Airports Jul 2011