Change in design and delay on the part of Railway Board to approve cost escalation, may affect the implementation schedule of the proposed Airport-New Garia Metro link in Kolkata. The 30-km line running along the eastern fringes of the city is executed by Metro Railway, Kolkata, a wing of Indian Railways.
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Category: Aviation & Airports
Funds crunch may delay Kolkata airport metro project
Change in design and delay on the part of Railway Board to approve cost escalation, may affect the implementation schedule of the proposed Airport-New Garia Metro link in Kolkata. The 30-km line running along the eastern fringes of the city is executed by Metro Railway, Kolkata, a wing of Indian Railways.
Consultants hired to find land for intl airport at Agra
To find a suitable land for international airport in Agra the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department on November 20 has hired consultants. The Department has approved a consortium of experts comprising RITES and KPMG Advisory Services for the purpose and a letter of intent has been issued to the companies.
Ranchi airport terminal is in need of approach road
In Jharkhand, the Rs 138-crore airport terminal building in Ranchi is ready and awaits its inauguration. Union Defence Minister AK Antony will take a final call on construction of a 1km approach road to the new world-class integrated terminal building of the Ranchi airport. Airports Authority of India (AAI) officials had earlier planned to inaugurate the building soon after Diwali.
GVK awards Rs 19.8 bn order to L&T
GVK project and Technical Services awarded a Rs 1,985 crore contract to the infrastructure IC (independent company) of L&T Construction. In a press statement, the company said the order was part of the Rs 2,503 crore fresh contracts secured by it across various segments
Kochi to become Air India Express’ headquarters from Jan
The Uniion Minister of State for Civil Aviation KC Venugopal has stated that the headquarters of Air India Express (AIE) will start functioning from Kochi from January 1.
Maldivian Airlines, Apollo tie-up to benefit mutually
To benefit mutually Maldivian Airlines and the Chennai-headquartered Apollo Hospitals have got into an agreement to give discounts to each others’ clients. For example, Apollo Hospitals will give a discount on its service charges for those who fly the airline, and the airline will give similar discounts to the hospital’s patients on the airfare.
Air India’s hangar functioning reviewed
The Joint Secretary of Union Civil Aviation G Ashok Kumar visited the Air India maintenance, repair and overall (MRO) facility at the Trivandrum International Airport on November 19 to review the functioning of the recently installed facility.
Indian domestic air fare touches sky this Diwali
On Diwali eve (November 12, Monday), a one-way ticket for that evening's flight from Delhi to Lucknow, barely an hour's journey, was going over Rs 30,000. A Delhi-Bangalore ticket for Tuesday was between Rs 9,500 and Rs 42,500.
ILS equipped Agra airport to get regular air connectivity
The Union Civil Aviation Ministry's recent announcement that the Agra airport is to get the service of Instrument Landing System (ILS) was welcomed by the Agra tourism industry. This could pave the way for the city to get regular air connectivity.

