Rajya Sabha
Upgradatiion of the Nagpur Airport is being taken up in a phased manner by the Airport Authority of India(AAI). This information was given to the Parliament by Shri Praful Patel, Minister for Civil Aviation in the Rajya Sabha today.
Discussions with the Government of Maharahstra have been initiated for the development of Nagpur Airport as a national cargo and passenger hub. In the meanwhile AAI is carrying out various upgradation works in phase-I including expansion and modification of terminal building and construction of a new arrival hall for handling international operations, expansion of existing apron to create two more parking bays for B747, B-777 and B-767 types of aircraft and a construction new apron with six parking bays for AV-321/B-737-900 class of aircrafts. The above works are expected to be completed by the end of 2007. In addition, AAI also has plans to start construction of a Haj Terminal.
MC/GK
(Release ID :19039)