INDIA. Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport will open at 00.01 hours on Sunday 23 March, following approval today from the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
The opening was originally scheduled for last Sunday but was delayed by a few days. Last week the new greenfield airport at Shamshabad near Hyderabad was inaugurated by Sonia Gandhi, President of the Indian National Congress and Chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance,
When the new facility opens, the existing airport in Hyderabad will be closed to civil aviation operations. Rajiv Gandhi Airport is operated by a joint venture, GMR-Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL).
About GHIAL
GMR-HIAL is a joint venture company promoted by GMR Infrastructure Ltd. (63%); Airports Authority of India (13%), and Government of Andhra Pradesh (13%) and Malaysian Airports Holding Berhad (11%), with a mandate to develop a world-class international airport spread over 5,500 acres in Shamshabad, about 25 km from the main city of Hyderabad.
The airport has been designed to handle 12 million passengers per annum, and is set to position Hyderabad as a prominent player on the global aviation map contributing to the prosperity, development and economic well-being of the region.
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