Thiruvananthapuram: Growing demand from passengers as well as airline operators for more facilities in the Trivandrum International Airport can only be met with additional land. The state government's decision to hand over 18.53 acres to the Airport Authority of India (AAI) has brightened the prospects of developing the international terminal.
Though 18.53 acres was allotted to AAI in August 2014, land acquisition did not materialise due to protest from local residents.
The need for more space to facilitate smooth movement of passengers was the main reason the airport authorities had cited in their meeting with chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan last week.
Currently functioning in 628 acres, the airport authorities plan to construct a building with more facilities for the passengers, for which the 18.53 acres will be utilized. The building with more check-in counters, conveyors and aerobridges will be constructed adjacent to the existing terminal-2. s per requirement, the 32 existing check-in counters will be doubled and the number of conveyors and aerobridges will be increased to six and seven respectively. The design and structure of the building will be decided by the AAI headquarters.
26/07/16 Times of India
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Though 18.53 acres was allotted to AAI in August 2014, land acquisition did not materialise due to protest from local residents.
The need for more space to facilitate smooth movement of passengers was the main reason the airport authorities had cited in their meeting with chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan last week.
Currently functioning in 628 acres, the airport authorities plan to construct a building with more facilities for the passengers, for which the 18.53 acres will be utilized. The building with more check-in counters, conveyors and aerobridges will be constructed adjacent to the existing terminal-2. s per requirement, the 32 existing check-in counters will be doubled and the number of conveyors and aerobridges will be increased to six and seven respectively. The design and structure of the building will be decided by the AAI headquarters.
26/07/16 Times of India
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