Thiruvananthapuram: Projects worth Rs 96 crore for the Phase-II infrastructure upgradation of Trivandrum International Airport (TIA) are likely to stick to their completion deadline of 2016, said airport director V N Chandran who retired Thursday.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has awarded civil works for extension of the parallel taxi-track and for construction of the isolation bay at a total cost of Rs 61.27 crore. The taxi-track will be complete by April 24, 2016 at a cost of Rs 52 crore, reducing runway occupancy time for smaller aircrafts. AAI is also awaiting safety clearance for construction of an additional apron by May 13, 2015.
TIA currently has five aerobridges, two at the domestic terminal and three at the international terminal. The AAI has already started civil works for a sixth aerobridge at a cost of Rs 20.9 crore, which will be operational by early 2016. Clearance is awaited from the directorate general of civil aviation for standardization of the turning pad, which entails widening the existing turning pad at both ends of runway 14-32 at a cost of Rs 14.72 crore.
01/08/14 Times of India
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The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has awarded civil works for extension of the parallel taxi-track and for construction of the isolation bay at a total cost of Rs 61.27 crore. The taxi-track will be complete by April 24, 2016 at a cost of Rs 52 crore, reducing runway occupancy time for smaller aircrafts. AAI is also awaiting safety clearance for construction of an additional apron by May 13, 2015.
TIA currently has five aerobridges, two at the domestic terminal and three at the international terminal. The AAI has already started civil works for a sixth aerobridge at a cost of Rs 20.9 crore, which will be operational by early 2016. Clearance is awaited from the directorate general of civil aviation for standardization of the turning pad, which entails widening the existing turning pad at both ends of runway 14-32 at a cost of Rs 14.72 crore.
01/08/14 Times of India
