GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL), which is developing the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad, has awarded airport shuttles concession to Shree Raj Travels & Tours for a period of seven years.

Around 92 per cent of the airport project work is completed and commissioning is expected by 16 March 2008.  After completion of the project, 125 air-conditioned airport shuttle buses will ferry passengers to the airport at 15-minute intervals during peak hours and at 30-minute intervals at non-peak times.

There will be over 75 dedicated airport shuttle buses that will ferry passengers to and from the airport from the designated 15 locations in the city. Another 50 airport shuttle buses will be deployed to ferry airport staff as well. The designated locations in the city include Sainikpuri, Gachibowli, Charminar, Mehdipatnam, Necklace Road, Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station, Dilsukhnagar, Uppal, Tarnaka, Secunderabad Railway Station, Begumpet Airport, Paryatak Bhavan, Errgadda, Jubilee Hills, and Hi-Tec City.

These buses will have Wi-Fi facilities for passengers to access e-mails or the Internet. Fitted with modern vehicle tracking system, flight information display systems (FIDS), and onboard entertainment system these air-conditioned buses will also offer food & beverage options besides ample luggage storage space for passengers.

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