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| GHIAL gets MoCA clearance to commence commercial operations at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad, Hyderabad from 0001hrs of 23rd March, 2008. |
| 20 March. 2008, Hyderabad |
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| GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) promoted Rajiv Gandhi International Airport today received notification from Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) to commence operations from 0001 hours on Sunday, 23rd March, 2008.
This is in pursuance of clause 5.5 of the Concession Agreement signed between the Government of India and GHIAL on December 20, 2004. Consequent on commissioning of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad, w.e.f 00:01 hours of March 23rd, 2008, the existing airport at Hyderabad will no longer be available for civil aviation operations [which shall for these purposes, not include use of airport activity at times of national emergency or (at any time) by aircraft owned or operated by or for the Indian Air Force or other Armed Forces of India or Para-military forces of India or police or such other authorities or for transportation of dignitaries by special Government owned, leased or hired VIP aircraft]. The International Air Transport Association Code "HYD" for the existing airport is transferred to the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport from the above date and time.
General aviation services (other than those relating to commercial aircraft, charter flights, aircraft hired or operated under commercial arrangements) may continue to be provided at the existing airport at Hyderabad, notwithstanding the exclusion of civil aviation operations for commercial aircraft. The license issued to AAI by the DGCA for operating the existing airport at Begumpet, Hyderabad shall stand amended specifically to the above extent.
GHIAL has also received the following additional clearances:
- Aerodrome Licence and Clearance for Operations of Fire Fighting Systems from the The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
- Environmental Clearance granting consent for operations from the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB)
- Clearance for the airport as a notified Customs zone.
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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