Letter: Today the Sprawl letter international is more than 784.37 hectares and offers modern infrastructure and world-class facilities.
Only a decade and half back, the picture is absolutely not perfect.
The airport in Diamond City was built by the government in the early 1970s and until the early 2000s were operated from emergencies, the structure of cement sheets.
Until 2005 the airport was connected to the main road by Jalan Kutcha.
During the rainy season, passengers must navigate the road that floods to access the airport.
Not only the road but also the airport used to submerged rainwater, which resulted in flights diverted in 2004.
The airport shed to have an emergency cabin for officials.
Things began to change forever in 2007.
The airport shifted to the new building and the air traffic control tower (ATC) also became operational at the same time.
Since then, the airport continues to grow.
At the airport of 2019-2020 letters, managed by the Indian Airport Authority (AAI), handling 1.58 million domestic and international passengers.
At present, Air India, Alliance Air, Spicejet, Indigo, Gofirst, Star Air and Ventura Airconnect operate from the airport.
Director of Safe Saintress Airport Saini told TI that the lower terminal building is expected to be ready the following year.
“At present we have the capacity to attend around 500 passengers during rush hour.
After the new terminal building becomes operational, we will be able to handle around 800 passengers.” The new terminal building will have facilities including in-line luggage scanner, duty-free stores, passenger lounges For international travelers, escalators, and special facilities for passengers who are physically challenged, “Saini said.
From only a basic facility for a decade and half back, the airport currently operates several largest jets including A320, A321, Boeing 737-800.
It runs Flights every day to Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Bhavnagar, Bengaluru, Jaipur, Patna, Bhuvneshwar and Kishangarh.
In December 2019, international flights began operating from letters.
In the same year, on average weekly 240 aircraft Operated from the airport.
Post the second wave of Covid-19 things that are limped back to normal, with Me airport Nigned two international flights per week and 40 domestic flights per day.