Airport Features
The new airport in the initial phase is capable of handling 12 mppa and more than 100,000 tonnes of cargo per annum. The ultimate capacity of the airport is over 40 mppa and 1 million tonnes of cargo per annum.
The single terminal building of the airport is equipped with 12 contact boarding bridges, 30 remote stands, 130 Common User Terminal Equipment (CUTE) check-in desks and 16 self check-in kiosks and 46 immigration counters. The airport also has the latest IT systems and will also be introducing India’s first Airport Operational Database (AODB) technology.
Airport Facilities
The new Hyderabad International Airport is being jointly promoted by the GMR Group and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad with public participation from Airports Authority of India and the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
Indications are that, all things remaining equal, it will be among the smartest airports in the region (think South-east Asia).
The airport will make long queues a thing of the past, with barrier-free access to 60 check-in counters spread across the terminals. Passengers will not need to have their bags x-rayed (that will be done when you check in), and they will be able to walk in through the 10 aerobridges into their planes after a security check.
With four large conveyor belts working round the clock for moving passenger baggage, the airport company hopes that it will be possible for a passenger coming from abroad to be out of the airport and out on the streets within 34 minutes flat (that is nearly half the time it takes currently).
If you are a regular user of the airport, you'll probably enjoy freebies like a loyalty programme for discounts on parking, in restaurants and even in the airport hotel.
Passengers will find they have a lot to occupy themselves with between flights or when taking a connection from the new airport: they can shop in the spacious 10,000 square feet 'Airport Village', have a quick bite or a leisurely meal at any of its restaurants and fast-food outlets, play a round of golf in the mini-golf course.
Design Principles
The basic design of the passenger terminal building is simple, attractive and loose-fit. The fluid design is such that sequences of spaces are provided to facilitate easy and comfortable movement and orientation. The passenger terminal building is spread over 100,000 sq. m, of floor space that would ensure rapid transit between its Domestic and International concourses.
GHIAL with its user-friendly modular design of the passenger terminal will initially cover over 100,000 sq. metre of floor space that would ensure rapid transit between its Domestic and International concourses. The complex has a dedicated ‘Airport Village’ with a local flavour complete with shops for meeters and greeters.
A hotel complex named as the ‘Novotel Hyderabad Airport’ adjacent to the terminal building, operated by the Accor Group of Hotels, will be operational by mid 2008. GHIAL has also tied up with the following business partners to operate and manage various facilities at the airport:
Menzies Aviation Plc. for development and operation of cargo facilities
LSG Sky Chef & Sky Gourmet for in-flight catering
Reliance Industries to operate and maintain India's first unique open access model in setting up a fuel farm inside the airport
Novotel, Accor Group to operate and maintain a business hotel with four star facilities to host the transit and business passengers.
Nuance - Shopper’s Stop consortium for the development and maintenance of Duty Free and Retail facilities for domestic and international passengers.
A UK- based consultant company, to design the blue-print of the retail layout. The company will use its global expertise and experience in retail design and business
development, to shape the retail landscape around the airport.
Apollo Hospital for providing medical services at the Airport.
Tenaga Parking (India) Pvt. Ltd, for the management of the Car Parking facility at the airport.
Plaza Premium Lounge, to manage lounges in the airport.
Menzies and Bobba & SATS, Indian Airlines and Air India for ground handling.
Laqshya Media Pvt Ltd. for managing advertisement rights
Sabena Flight Academy to set up an International Aviation Academy
Landmark and Odyssey to open and operate bookstore.
Shree Raj Travels & Tours Ltd. to operate the Airport Shuttle service
Tata Teleservices to provide Fixed Line (V&D) Services
HMS Host to operate and maintain Food & Beverage outlets at the airport
Connectivity to the Airport
GHIAL is closely involved in supporting the Government of Andhra Pradesh Government's efforts to improve and enhance connectivity to the airport.
The major access points to the new airport are from National Highway NH-7 (on its West) and Srisailam State Highway (on its East) besides the proposed Outer Ring Road (ORR). Also, a first of its kind, 11.6 km long elevated expressway is planned to help passengers reach from the city centre to the expanded six lanes NH-7 road, arriving at the new airport within 30 minutes. Besides, a Multi-Modal Transportation System (MMTS), a Mono Rail Transport System (MRTS) and other alternative modes of transport are being planned in collaboration with the State government.
