Kolhapur: A tender worth Rs60 crore has been issued by the Airport Authority of India (AAI) for the Kolhapur airport recently, said Samir Seth, an advisory committee member of the Kolhapur airport. He also said that the tender will be opened on January 8.
According to Seth, the Rs60 crore work involves Rs40 crore work of the terminal building, Rs15 crore of the air traffic control tower and the technical department work and Rs5 crore for landscaping work, among others.
Seth said that the Kolhapur airport will get a fresh look once these works are completed and they are looking forward to a favourable response from the public.
He also said that a meeting for the night landing facility has been requested in the first week of January in Delhi with AAI officials by city MP, Dhananjay Mahadik.
Mahadik has sent a letter to the chairman of AAI on Monday, which read, “Mumbai airport is catering to flight operations at full capacity and there is a scarcity of space for parking planes. If the night landing facility is introduced at Kolhapur airport, a couple of night flights originally scheduled for Mumbai airport to Kolhapur, can be started. The flights will reach Mumbai and then carry Kolhapur-bound passengers to the city at night. The plane will be parked in Kolhapur and it will leave the airport the next morning with Mumbai-bound passengers.”
25/12/18 Times of India
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According to Seth, the Rs60 crore work involves Rs40 crore work of the terminal building, Rs15 crore of the air traffic control tower and the technical department work and Rs5 crore for landscaping work, among others.
Seth said that the Kolhapur airport will get a fresh look once these works are completed and they are looking forward to a favourable response from the public.
He also said that a meeting for the night landing facility has been requested in the first week of January in Delhi with AAI officials by city MP, Dhananjay Mahadik.
Mahadik has sent a letter to the chairman of AAI on Monday, which read, “Mumbai airport is catering to flight operations at full capacity and there is a scarcity of space for parking planes. If the night landing facility is introduced at Kolhapur airport, a couple of night flights originally scheduled for Mumbai airport to Kolhapur, can be started. The flights will reach Mumbai and then carry Kolhapur-bound passengers to the city at night. The plane will be parked in Kolhapur and it will leave the airport the next morning with Mumbai-bound passengers.”
25/12/18 Times of India
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