A steep rise in passenger traffic across the five operational airports in Andhra Pradesh in the current year comes as a shot in the arm for the state government as it has stepped up efforts to implement its ambitious plans to have one airport in each district besides the upgradation of the existing facilities.
A meeting held by the government with the potential bidders for the new airport projects last month was attended by companies such as L&T Construction, Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited, GMR Airports, Shapoorji Pallonji, Essel Infrastructure, indicating a strong interest for these green field projects.
The state will have six new airports, including a large green-field international airport project at Bhogapuram in Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju's home district Vizianagaram bordering Odisha, if the government takes its plans to their logical conclusion.
Out of the six new airports the government plans to develop four airports, including the greenfield international airport project in private sector while it had requested the Airport Authority of India (AAI) to develop the remaining two no-frills airport facilities-one at Nagarjunasagar in Guntur district and the other one at Donakonda in Prakasham district.
22/12/15 B Dasarath Reddy/Business Standard
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A meeting held by the government with the potential bidders for the new airport projects last month was attended by companies such as L&T Construction, Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited, GMR Airports, Shapoorji Pallonji, Essel Infrastructure, indicating a strong interest for these green field projects.
The state will have six new airports, including a large green-field international airport project at Bhogapuram in Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju's home district Vizianagaram bordering Odisha, if the government takes its plans to their logical conclusion.
Out of the six new airports the government plans to develop four airports, including the greenfield international airport project in private sector while it had requested the Airport Authority of India (AAI) to develop the remaining two no-frills airport facilities-one at Nagarjunasagar in Guntur district and the other one at Donakonda in Prakasham district.
22/12/15 B Dasarath Reddy/Business Standard
