A new terminal will be constructed at Leh airport with an investment of around Rs.200 crore which will increase the passenger handling capacity. With the new terminal, the peak hour passenger capacity is expected to go up to 800 from current level of 250.
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Promoters to invest Rs.234 cr in AirAsia
The promoters of AirAsia India will infuse Rs.234 crore in the airline as it plans to grow its domestic footprint and prepares for foreign flights.
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Bahrain Airport Services goes live
Kale Logistics Solutions, a Leading Global IT Provider to the Airports, Logistics and Transportation segments, has announced that Bahrain Airport Services (BAS) has gone live with Electronic Advance Manifest Filing using Kale´s GALAXY system. The Advance Manifest filing is in conformance with IATA´s CARIMP messaging standards.
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Airport Express Line back on track
Finally, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has turned the fortunes for Airport Express Line metro system. According to DMRC release, the footfall that connects the New Delhi railway station in the heart of Delhi to the airport has increased four times. This is mainly because slashing of fares from Rs.180 to Rs.60 by DMRC.
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GMR Infra gains after subsidiary sells stakes in transmission projects
GMR Infrastructure rose 1.27 per cent to Rs13.54 on the BSE after the company´s subsidiary entered into definitive agreements with Adani Transmission to transfer the interest in its transmission projects.
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Aviation security needs redefinition
Spaced apart by 99 days, the two big terror attacks of this year have targeted airports, first Brussels and then Istanbul forcing, for the first time since 9/11, a rethink of what aviation security should come to mean.
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Last mile connectivity to and from Metro stations is an area of concern
When the construction work of the Metro was started in Kolkata and later in Delhi, Indian engineers did not have the required experience to execute projects of such mammoth proportions. For the Delhi Metro, we had hired a consortium of foreign engineers who had supervised our first phase of construction
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400 railway stations to get Rs.100 crore makeover
If Indian Railway Ministry sources can be believed, the government will spend nearly Rs.100 crore to develop 400 railway stations that were announced in the Railway Budget. India´s railway stations, defined by surly staff, cheap tea, and filth carefully hidden in corners are set to become glossy, clean, and like airports.
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I dont like sitting still
With over 12 years of experience, Scott Robson (29) is CFO, APM Terminals India Pvt Ltd. Robson, of British origin, has completed 10 years with APM Terminals globally and has been with the India unit for the last two years. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants..
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Aerobridges are financially unviable for regional airports
Installation and maintenance of aerobridges require significant capital investment by the airport operator. Most of the regional airports in India have low traffic numbers, making the investment on aerobridges financially unviable.