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| Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad |
| 04 April. 2008, Hyderabad |
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| The airport has successfully completed 12 days of commercial operations and its highlights / performance are given as under: |
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The airport has handled around 2,30,000 passengers consisting of 36,000 international and 1,94,000 domestic passengers. |
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A total of 2944 ATMs (1472 landings and 1472 take offs) were handled. |
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Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, Former President of India on his way to Delhi by a scheduled flight has spent few minutes in our terminal at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. He was greeted by passengers and warmly welcomed by the Airport CEO, Mr. P.S Nair. Dr. Abdul Kalam appreciated the ambiance and commended the efforts of all the concerned in building the wonderful airport with world-class facilities. |
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Regarding King Fisher Airlines Cargo incident, Mr. S A Nambi, Asst. Commissioner, BCAS – Chennai and BCAS local representative are investigating the matter. |
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About GHIAL
GMR-HIAL is a joint venture company promoted by GMR Infrastructure Ltd., (63%); Malaysian Airports Holding Berhad (11%), Airports Authority of India (13%) and Government of Andhra Pradesh (13%), with a mandate to develop a world-class international grade airport spread over 5,500 acres in Shamshabad, about 25 kms from the main city of Hyderabad.
The airport is being designed to handle 12 million passengers per annum with a total project cost of Rs. 2478 crore in the first phase scheduled to be commissioned in March 2008. This project - Rajiv Gandhi International Airport - is set to position Hyderabad as a prominent player in the global aviation map contributing to the prosperity, development and economic well-being of the region.
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