Calcutta: The first international flight out of Calcutta’s new airport terminal will have taken off hours before the city wakes up on Monday.
But one needn’t be booked on that first flight to know and prepare for the changes that promise to make flying from and to the city a hassle-free experience. Gradually, of course, given that it will be several weeks before this terminal is fully up and about.
From the elevated approach towards the grand-looking glass front to the welcoming free zone, Metro compiles a guide to what’s new in entering and exiting the newborn terminal.
Anyone headed for the airport to catch a flight, see off someone or receive a guest needs to take the right-turn flyover from VIP Road, barely 100 metres from the Kaikhali crossing. After descending the flyover, vehicles will pass through a manned kiosk where the entry time will be recorded before they take the elevated road to reach the gate of the upper-level departure lounge.
Separate lanes have been designated for taxis and private vehicles in front of the terminal. Each vehicle would be allowed up to 10 minutes from the time of entry to drop or pick up fliers and exit the terminal area.
11/03/13 Sanjay Mandal & Sushovan Sircar/Telegraph
