INDIA. The new Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad, near Hyderabad, is nearing completion and is bang on schedule for a March 2008 opening.
The airport is being built and operated by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GMR-HIAL), a consortium led by India’s powerful GMR Group.
An ambitious commercial offer is now almost completely assigned to concessionaires – some smaller food & beverage operations are being finalised with an announcement due early this month.
The Moodie Report’s special Picture Gallery below, kindly supplied by General Manager – Corporate Communications Shankar Chelluri, shows work in progress as at 27 October. “With the project at 87% completion, we are marching towards the commercial operations in March 2008 as scheduled,” he told The Moodie Report.
He added: “Munich Airport is our Operational Readiness and Airport Transfer (ORAT) consultants for this purpose and have been working with us for the last four to six months and shall help in this seamless transition in March and work for a quarter [year] thereafter to stabilise the same. [continued below The Picture Gallery]
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Hitting all deadlines: the new Hyderabad International Airport, including a business hotel (second row down, right hand side) is on schedule for opening in March 2008. Its commercial offer will transform qualitative standards in Indian airports | |
“They have handled airport transfers in Munich, Kuala Lumpur from Subang to Sepang, Athens Airport prior to the Olympics, Suvarnabhumi in Bangkok and now Hyderabad, besides other terminal transfers like Changi Terminal Three, Heathrow, Madrid and others.”
Last month GMR-HIAL awarded its main food & beverage contract to HMSHost Corporation. The Nuance Group and powerful local partner Shoppers’ Stop are planning a highly ambitious duty free and retail offer. For other commercial news click on the links below.
FROM THE PUBLISHER: The new airport was profiled in the recent BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) issue of The Moodie Report Digital Print Edition. Click here to download.
We have also added a new section to our site called The Moodie Report India. Simply use the drop-down menu on the home page under ‘Regional News’ to access current and archived stories back to 2003.
MORE STORIES ON HYDERABAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
HMSHost wins major food & beverage contract at new Hyderabad International Airport – 17/10/07
“˜A showcase for the world’; Hyderabad Airport awards advertising contract to Laqshya – 28/08/07
GHIAL Hyderabad International Airport strikes medical centre deal with Apollo Hospitals – 05/08/07
21st century gateway to Hyderabad takes shape; final concessionaires to be named soon – 24/07/07
