Expansion and development of airports including airports in metro cities is a continuous process and is undertaken by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) or the concerned airport operator from time to time depending upon commercial viability, traffic demand, availability of land, etc. Issues of land available for expansion and development of airports are regularly taken up with the concerned stakeholders including State Governments. Based on the demand, the concerned airport operators at Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad airports have undertaken the following expansion works:
Airport | Work |
Delhi | Expansion of Terminals 1 and 3, construction of 4th runway |
Chennai | Reconstruction of the integrated terminal building and allied works |
Kolkata | Construction of Technical Block/ATC Tower, construction of Hangars and airside capacity enhancement |
Bengaluru | Construction of Terminal 2 |
Hyderabad | Expansion of passenger terminal building and airside infrastructure |
This information was given by General (Retd.) Dr.V.K. Singh, Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation in a written reply to Shri K.J. Alphons in Rajya Sabha today.
Delhi-110092
richa.rjassociates@gmail.com
011 35587932