Import of aerobridges from China awaits MHA nod

While the new terminal at Indore airport is to be made operational in the first week of August, the one at Lucknow would be operationalised in September with Raipur following closely, the sources said.The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has already completed upgrading of 25 of the 35 identified non-metro airports. The new terminal at Chennai airport is slated to be ready by December, while the one in Kolkata is scheduled to be completed by March next year. The total valuation of the Chennai airport project works is estimated to be about Rs 2,015 crore, while that of the Kolkata modernisation project is Rs 2,300 crore. With airlines ordering more aircraft and air traffic estimated to double in the next few years, the capacity of airports have to be enhanced at a fast pace. The officials said the country needed to at least double the airport and runway capacities in the next three years to support these trends.
31/07/11 IBN Live

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