The Union government has granted 'in-principle' approval for setting up of a greenfield airport at Kannur in Kerala. The project is to be implemented on Build Own and Operate (BOO) model, said the Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, KC Venugopal in the Lok recently.
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AP govts apathy over expansion of Vijayawada Airport
The Andhra Pradesh government has failed to expand the runway at Vijayawada airport to 10,500 ft and modernisation of the terminal building at the airport even after six years after signing an MoU with the Airports Authority of India in this regard.
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Goa policy for more investment in aviation
The investment policy of the Goa government plans to reap maximum benefits from the proposed greenfield airport at Mopa plateau, 40 km from Panaji, the State's capital. A draft investment policy floated by a specially appointed task force appointed by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar advocates attracting investment in aviation and aerospace sectors. It also encourages of starting defence production-related educational and vocational courses to train the local human resource in the above mentioned
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Chennai airport New International Terminal is ready
The Airports Authority of India on August 6 stated that the new International Terminal at Chennai airport has been built at a cost of about Rs 2,000 crore. It added that the new terminal was scheduled to begin operations on August 7.
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Recarpeting soon for runway of Nagpur airport
Upon requesting the Airports Authority of India (AAI) by the MIHAN India Limited to recarpet the runway of Nagpur's Dr BabasahebAmbedkar International Airport, the AAI is in the process and has completed the tender process for allotting the work for re-carpeting the runway. Re-carpeting work on the runway is to begin after the monsoons.
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AAI cites alternative site for greenfield airport in Haryana
For the proposed greenfield airport in Haryana, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has suggested an alternative site, close to the existing one at Bhaini Bhairon in Rohtak.
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GHIAL Signs first concessionaire for Free Trade Zone (FTZ) at RGIA
GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) has signed its first client for India's first airport-based Free Trade Zone (FTZ) at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad.
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Airports new terminal design user-friendly
After the design for the new city airport terminal T2 was cleared on July 31, airport sources said the security-after-immigration design was opted for a number of reasons. If travellers by mistake carry something in the handbag that can't be taken on board, they can give it to those who have come to drop them. If security is after immigration (like Delhi) then the traveller is completely cut off.
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Volvo buses round the clock for Kolkata airport
In Kolkata, passengers flying in and out of the city airport would soon be able to avail Volvo bus service round the clock. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Airport Advisory Committee (AAC) on July 30.
In addition to a luxury ride in sprawling Volvo buses, the fliers would also be in line to get a proper lowdown on taxi fares from a touch screen kiosk to be installed by the Bidhannagar police in the airport premises.
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Haryana’s Hisar, Karnal to have domestic airports
The Union government has cleared two domestic airports at Karnal and Hisar in Haryana. The Union government said the airport sites were selected on account of technical feasibility, security, aviation needs and other logistics. Both Hisar and Karnal already have flying clubs and the state would not find it difficult to expand them into full-fledged domestic airports. Other locations were also considered, but rejected on account of difficulties in acquiring land and also since the flight path wou