On 17 September 2007, Union Minister
for Civil Aviation, Mr.Praful Patel inaugurated Mumbai International Airport's (MIAL)
new Terminal 1B at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA).
The airlines that will operate from
the new terminal include Air Deccan, Go Air, Indigo, Jet Airways, SpiceJet and
JetLite. The new arrival terminal will now handle 65 per cent of the domestic
arrivals, which will shift from terminal 1A to 1B.
The new terminal was constructed at a
cost of over Rs.130 crore ($32 million). MIAL has spent over Rs.600 crore ($148
million) since May 2006 to upgrade the airport. It plans to install 11 new
aerobridges at the CSIA by 2008. The other facilities at the terminal include
five baggage belts, premium taxi services, an exclusive taxi service for women,
an international transit facility and a 10,400-sq- metre (1.12 lakh sq ft)
arrival plaza.
Also See:
L&T, Leighton
shortlisted for new terminal at Mumbai airport (17-Aug-07)
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