AAI upgrades Allahabad airport terminal plan

  • | Wednesday | 7th November, 2018

"Once that was decided, we had less than 11 months to start work on and complete the terminal building. NEW DELHI: Prayagraj, Allahabad's new name, is all set to get the fastest-built airport terminal building in the country, in time for the Kumbh Mela that starts on January 15, 2019. While aiming to complete the terminal in a record 11 months, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has also expanded its plans for the airport by deciding to build more aircraft parking bays than earlier planned. Now we are doing three to four more parking bays," said Mohapatra.The original estimated cost of building the Prayagraj terminal was about Rs 126 crore, which has now gone up by Rs 40 crore. Some months back when a team of aviation ministry officials met UP CM Yogi Adityanath , the latter suggested that a new terminal building to enhance capacity be built at Prayagraj.

NEW DELHI: Prayagraj, Allahabad's new name, is all set to get the fastest-built airport terminal building in the country, in time for the Kumbh Mela that starts on January 15, 2019. While aiming to complete the terminal in a record 11 months, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has also expanded its plans for the airport by deciding to build more aircraft parking bays than earlier planned."Since there is huge demand for connecting Prayagraj to other parts of the country, we are constructing more aircraft parking bays that were not planned earlier at an additional cost of Rs 40 crore," AAI chairman Guruprasad Mohapatra said.Prayagraj has an Indian Air Force station with a civil terminal of the size of a bungalow. "It must have been someone's house earlier. Two rooms of that bungalow serve as the arrival and departure hall," said the chairman.Since Allahabad has a bench of the High Court, is a major pilgrimage and a centre for learning, the demand for improved air connectivity has been increasing now. Some months back when a team of aviation ministry officials met UP CM Yogi Adityanath , the latter suggested that a new terminal building to enhance capacity be built at Prayagraj."Once that was decided, we had less than 11 months to start work on and complete the terminal building. Our team has done a very good job to do the job in about 10 months. Under round two Udan, Prayagraj is getting lot of flights from not just Air India but others like Jet Airways . Earlier only one parking bay was planned that allowed only one plane to be parked at a time. Now we are doing three to four more parking bays," said Mohapatra.The original estimated cost of building the Prayagraj terminal was about Rs 126 crore, which has now gone up by Rs 40 crore. Kumbh Mela is going to be from January 15 to March 4, 2019, and UP expects lakhs of devotees will visit the holy city that time.

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