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New look for 35 regional airports
AAI is putting surplus land in 35 non-metro airports under its control to good use by developing them at an estimated cost of Rs 8,000-cr.
NEW DELHI: It's not just Delhi and Mumbai airports that are being given a facelift. The Airport Authority of India (AAI) is putting surplus land in 35 non-metro airports under its control to good use by developing them at an estimated cost of Rs 8,000-cr. This could fetch it Rs 1,500-cr.
The AAI will construct hotels, shopping areas, eateries, convention centres, cargo complexes, parking lots and health centres as part of infrastructure development on the cityside.
"As most of our surplus land in airports is lying idle, non-aeronautical revenue is negligible. So it has been decided to utilise this land commercially. The private sector will be involved in this exercise," says a senior official in AAI's planning department.
Basic designs of airports in Srinagar, Varanasi, Dibrugarh, Ranchi, Surat, Udaipur, Khajuraho, Amritsar, Visakhapatnam, Thiruvananthapuram, Jaipur, Calicut, Trichi and Ahmedabad have been approved. The designs of the rest, including Bhubaneswar, Patna, Bhopal, Dehradun, Pu-
AAI chairman K Ramalingam says, "Air connectivity is as essential a service today as rail and road connectivity. Modern regional airports will boost tourism, stimulate the aviation industry and generate business opportunities in and around airports."
Subhash Goyal, president, Indian Association of Tour Operators, has a suggestion. "Airports are barometers of a country's development. All non-metro airports should be equi-pped with night-landing facilities as some are tourist hotspots. Development of non-metro airports will reduce congestion and ease traffic in metros."
Subhash Verma, president, Northern Region, Travel Agents Association of India, says, "Many non-metro airports don't have the capacity to handle big aircraft as their runway length is inadequate."
The AAI official says upgradation of non-metro airports will include facilities for landing of bigger aircraft. "At Bhubaneswar, for example, AAI has drawn up plans to extend the runway from 9,000 feet to 10,500 feet which will facilitate operation of Boeing 747 aircraft."
The AAI will construct hotels, shopping areas, eateries, convention centres, cargo complexes, parking lots and health centres as part of infrastructure development on the cityside.
"As most of our surplus land in airports is lying idle, non-aeronautical revenue is negligible. So it has been decided to utilise this land commercially. The private sector will be involved in this exercise," says a senior official in AAI's planning department.
Basic designs of airports in Srinagar, Varanasi, Dibrugarh, Ranchi, Surat, Udaipur, Khajuraho, Amritsar, Visakhapatnam, Thiruvananthapuram, Jaipur, Calicut, Trichi and Ahmedabad have been approved. The designs of the rest, including Bhubaneswar, Patna, Bhopal, Dehradun, Pu-
ne and Chandigarh are being finalised. The designs would be modular and include structured steel, toughened glass glazing, vertical air-conditioning systems, aero-bridges with glass walls and walkways.
AAI chairman K Ramalingam says, "Air connectivity is as essential a service today as rail and road connectivity. Modern regional airports will boost tourism, stimulate the aviation industry and generate business opportunities in and around airports."
Subhash Goyal, president, Indian Association of Tour Operators, has a suggestion. "Airports are barometers of a country's development. All non-metro airports should be equi-pped with night-landing facilities as some are tourist hotspots. Development of non-metro airports will reduce congestion and ease traffic in metros."
Subhash Verma, president, Northern Region, Travel Agents Association of India, says, "Many non-metro airports don't have the capacity to handle big aircraft as their runway length is inadequate."
The AAI official says upgradation of non-metro airports will include facilities for landing of bigger aircraft. "At Bhubaneswar, for example, AAI has drawn up plans to extend the runway from 9,000 feet to 10,500 feet which will facilitate operation of Boeing 747 aircraft."
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