Kochi: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will lay the foundation stone for the construction of a brand new Rs.8 billion terminal of the Cochin International Airport Sunday.
The 1.5 million square-foot terminal is expected to be ready in 30 months, and would be three times bigger than the existing one. It will have the capacity to handle 4,000 passengers in an hour, according to the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL).
"The new terminal, with an elevation that would remind one of Kerala temple architecture, will have international standards," CIAL managing director V.J. Kurian told reporters here Friday.
The construction is being done by Larsen & Toubro, and the two-level terminal will have provision for 112 check-in counters, in-line baggage screening facilities, 100 immigration counters, duty free shops of 30,000 square feet at departure and arrival lounges, 19 boarding gates, 15 aero bridges, six baggage conveyer belts and fully covered alighting and boarding areas.
31/01/14 IANS/News Track India
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The 1.5 million square-foot terminal is expected to be ready in 30 months, and would be three times bigger than the existing one. It will have the capacity to handle 4,000 passengers in an hour, according to the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL).
"The new terminal, with an elevation that would remind one of Kerala temple architecture, will have international standards," CIAL managing director V.J. Kurian told reporters here Friday.
The construction is being done by Larsen & Toubro, and the two-level terminal will have provision for 112 check-in counters, in-line baggage screening facilities, 100 immigration counters, duty free shops of 30,000 square feet at departure and arrival lounges, 19 boarding gates, 15 aero bridges, six baggage conveyer belts and fully covered alighting and boarding areas.
31/01/14 IANS/News Track India
