Aerotropolis to bank on service, not size

Anadal (Durgapur): Promoters of the first greenfield private airport in the east promise to deliver a world-class experience to passengers and airlines when the facility becomes operational in a year. Though the project developers have set an ambitious target for the inaugural flight some time this year-end, aviation industry experts feel a more feasible takeoff date will be the first quarter of 2013. Of the Rs 624-crore proposed investment in the first phase, Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Ltd (BAPL) has already spent around Rs 340 crore.
"In terms of size, the airport that we are constructing will not even be a patch on the facilities in Mumbai, Delhi or even Kolkata. But it will be top of the line in service quality. Our challenge is to offer world-class experience to the users. We intend to be the best non-metro airport in India," BAPL chief executive officer & director Subrata Paul told key stakeholders at Touchdown @ Durgapur on Thursday.
The networking summit was organized by BAPL to give carriers and travel agents a lowdown on the project at ground zero and get their feedback on how to make the facilities more user-friendly.
10/02/12 Subro Niyogi/Times of India

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