Delhi: After missing several deadlines amid numerous controversies, Delhi Airport's Aerocity complex finally took off in 2013. On October 7, the first of its 12 hotels—JW Marriott—got a clearance to open its doors to the public. The move made a fully functional Aerocity with 5,400 rooms look like an achievable target.
Delhi Police had expressed reservations about providing NOCs to the Aerocity hotels in early 2011 but the first clear signal of its reluctance to let the hotels open was seen early this year. In March, police asked the four hotels that had completed most of their construction to install bulletproof glass on the rooms facing the runway. Police termed these rooms a security threat, given their proximity to the ARC Hangar and the main airport's runway less than 300 metres away. They said a militant could aim at a VIP or a plane from a hotel.
31/12/13 Suhas Munshi/Times of India
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Delhi Police had expressed reservations about providing NOCs to the Aerocity hotels in early 2011 but the first clear signal of its reluctance to let the hotels open was seen early this year. In March, police asked the four hotels that had completed most of their construction to install bulletproof glass on the rooms facing the runway. Police termed these rooms a security threat, given their proximity to the ARC Hangar and the main airport's runway less than 300 metres away. They said a militant could aim at a VIP or a plane from a hotel.
31/12/13 Suhas Munshi/Times of India
