Hyderabad (HYD) | Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

[mangalore mania]

Aesthetically one of the best airports in terms of feel good and to be proud for all Hyderabadis.. But its also the overly priced airport.. Reason GMR wrongly estimated the returns.. They would have ended on much better side if they had shown same aggression while bidding for BIAL

[rizwan3]

http://airlineroute.net/2012/07/20/tg7-hydsin-sep12/


THAI Smile to Start Hyderabad Service from mid-Sep 2012; Singapore from late-Mar 2013
by JL

Update at 0320GMT 20JUL12

THAI Smile starting 16SEP12 will begin operation to India, where it plans to offer daily service on Bangkok – Hyderabad route with Airbus A320 aircraft. This will replace THAI’s 4 weekly A330-300 service. In addition, the low-fare unit of THAI starting 31MAR13 plans to start Phuket – Singapore service, also daily flight.

Schedule:

Bangkok – Hyderabad
till 15SEP12
TG329 BKK2210 – 0010+1HYD 333 x247
TG330 HYD0110 – 0615BKK 333 x135 till 16SEP12

eff 16SEP12
TG761 BKK2210 – 0010+1HYD 320 D
TG762 HYD0110 – 0615BKK 320 D eff 17SEP12

[kalkibhagwan]

Originally Posted by stormmaker

"I feel GMR missed a trick here" - Tells me you are not aware of the scope of the airport and discussion on this thread. Hence, I wouldn't take a serious note of your judgement on the earlier statement either.

Stop whining he makes sense

[stormmaker]

Originally Posted by kalkibhagwan

Stop whining he makes sense

Ye, An airport with over 12 million capacity currently handling 7.6 million passengers and most recently registering a negative growth in passenger volumes is surely missing out on opportunity without expansion. Brilliant minds!

[San..d..z]

BTW it's 8.5 M ...... and the negative growth last month in domestic sector may be becoz of Kingfisher shit.

[stormmaker]

Originally Posted by San..d..z

BTW it's 8.5 M ...... and the negative growth last month in domestic sector may be becoz of Kingfisher shit.

Yep, typo. my bad, I meant to type 8.6. Ye whatever the reason is, point is it far far from a point where an expansion needs to be considered, especially at the current growth rate. And even if it hits 12 million at some point, there is no real urgent need. They can easily append a million or two of additional capacity in the way of additional counters, checkin facilities etc etc. at which point based on the projections will a new terminal expansion be considered.

[su_hyd]

Couldn't agree more. I think it will 3 to 4 years before there is a need to start expansion project.

Originally Posted by stormmaker

Yep, typo. my bad, I meant to type 8.6. Ye whatever the reason is, point is it far far from a point where an expansion needs to be considered, especially at the current growth rate. And even if it hits 12 million at some point, there is no real urgent need. They can easily append a million or two of additional capacity in the way of additional counters, checkin facilities etc etc. at which point based on the projections will a new terminal expansion be considered.

[Gudavalli]

IndiGo to begin 2 new services from tomorrow

MUMBAI, AUG 6:
IndiGo will introduce two new flights in its network from August 7.

The airline will begin Hyderabad to Dubai service and also start its second daily and direct flight between Delhi and Dubai.

“We are looking at providing affordable fares on these new routes for the travellers,” said Aditya Ghosh, President, IndiGo.

IndiGo has 57 Airbus A320 aircraft, flying 357 flights daily and connecting 32 destinations across the nation.

[Malaysia Mustafa]

Singapore – Hyderabad Service increases from 8 to 9 weekly

MI472 SIN0645 – 0850HYD 32S 37
MI478 SIN2010 – 2215HYD 32S D

MI471 HYD0940 – 1700SIN 32S 37
MI477 HYD2305 – 0615+1SIN 32S D

http://airlineroute.net/2012/08/03/mi-w12update1/

[Malaysia Mustafa]

Jet Airways has extended one HYD - BLR service to IXM (Madurai) on both ways. Service starts from 28-Oct and booking is opened for one side (HYD-BLR-IXM)

[sidney_jec]

Hyderabad among the worlds best airports along with the likes of Seoul, Singapore, Hong Kong and Beijing

Originally Posted by plane-nutty

According to the annual ACI Airport Service Quality (ASQ) passenger survey, the top 5 airports in the world are:

Seoul Incheon International Airport


Singapore Changi Airport



Hong Kong International Airport


Beijing Capital International Airport



Hyderabad Rajiv Ghandi International Airport.

[shree711]

Originally Posted by sidney_jec

Hyderabad among the worlds best airports along with the likes of Seoul, Singapore, Hong Kong and Beijing

I just have to disagree with this. Their choice of pictures is pretty lame too.

[sidney_jec]

cant fathom the fact its standing tall with HK boy?

[shree711]

Originally Posted by sidney_jec

cant fathom the fact its standing tall with HK boy?

The thing is tiny. That's I have to say. And if you too will consult yourself, you too know deep down that this airport is good but just isn't top 5 stuff. And the pillock who made this can't spell Gandhi...

[kailash9999]

Those seem to be more of a personal list of choices rather than part of some sort of a survey. Frankly we have a long way to go before we could even dream of featuring along with airports of such stature !

[mooktada]

There's no way hyderabad can even be in the same category as the other airports on that list. I am sure most people in the rest Asia would laugh if you to told them that. ACI is probably one of of those fraudulent organization which holds these so called awards events which are just a gimmick to get as much money from their tie ups with the hotels and venues. A friend of mine has a manufacturing business is aware of how these award events work. They basically contact you telling you that you are shortlisted to win the award if you attend the event. All you have to do is pay a huge fee to attend the event, make sure to to only have your team stay in hotels with which they have tie ups with. In return they give you this so called award which you can use in all your marketing materials. This is how Delhi airport got the second best airport award even though it is no where close to being the second best airport in Asia or the world.
These award mean nothing... especially when they're not even smart enought to realize that they're using the Dubai airport model as a stand in for the HYD airport

[bozenBDJ]

Originally Posted by mooktada

There's no way hyderabad can even be in the same category as the other airports on that list. I am sure most people in the rest Asia would laugh if you to told them that. ACI is probably one of of those fraudulent organization which holds these so called awards events which are just a gimmick to get as much money from their tie ups with the hotels and venues. A friend of mine has a manufacturing business is aware of how these award events work. They basically contact you telling you that you are shortlisted to win the award if you attend the event. All you have to do is pay a huge fee to attend the event, make sure to to only have your team stay in hotels with which they have tie ups with. In return they give you this so called award which you can use in all your marketing materials. This is how Delhi airport got the second best airport award even though it is no where close to being the second best airport in Asia or the world.
These award mean nothing... especially when they're not even smart enought to realize that they're using the Dubai airport model as a stand in for the HYD airport

+10.900.000.000

[mangalore mania]

Lufthansa may resume Kolkata,Hyderabad flights depending on demand

FRANKFURT: Having made India the Asian launch pad for its new B747-8 aircraft, German carrier Lufthansa says it intends to fly to more destinations in the country and resume flights to Kolkata and Hyderabad as soon as the demand is there.

Lufthansa, which flies to five Indian destinations at present -- Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Pune -- has dropped Kolkata and Hyderabad routes from its operations in the country due to, what it says, "low yield".

India is "very important" and "one of the largest intercontinental markets globally. It is the first market in Asia to receive our new business class product and the new B747-8 aircraft - after the US, the second market worldwide.

"However, India is also important for us as we provide mobility for the German industry and European travellers who are coming to India to invest and spend their holidays there," Axel Hilgers, Lufthansa's Director South Asia, said.

Asked whether the German carrier has any plans to fly to new destinations in India and pick-up again closed ones like Hyderabad and Kolkata, Hilgers replied: "As soon as the demand is there, yes."

His comments came as Lufthansa's "Queen of the Skies" or the B747-8 Intercontinental made its debut in India on Tuesday, touching down at the airport in Delhi from Frankfurt.

Delhi is the second destination worldwide and first in Asia to receive the B747-8, the world's newest aircraft.

After deploying B747-8 on its Frankfurt-Washington route, Lufthansa chose India as the first country in Asia to introduce the 362-seat Boeing 747-8, which has 92 business class seats with more sleeping surface and other facilities developed after years of research.

Asked how much revenue increase does Lufthansa expect from the Indian sector by introducing new facilities like upgraded first and business class on the Frankfurt-Delhi route and other future routes in India, Hilgers said: "Revenue increase in the current economic environment would be very ambitious.

"After all the market is characterised by huge overcapacities."

"Our investment is important to maintain our customer base and increase our profitability by reducing operational costs with the help of very fuel-efficient new engines. This is good for our customers, our cash box and for the environment as well...," he said.

[Gudavalli]

Hyderabad to turn into major hub for global airlines

HYDERABAD: At least four new international carriers are set to fly in to Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) soon.

Apart from low-cost airlines Tiger Airways, and Thai Smile (a branch of major operator Thai Airways), likely to land in the city next month, also waiting in transit is Africa's most popular operator, Kenya Airways, and Indonesia's official carrier, Garuda.

Starting operations on September 28, Asia-based Tiger Airways will join SilkAir as the second direct service provider to Singapore from Hyderabad. As per airport records, roughly 60,000 Hyderabad passengers travel on this route every year. The traffic to Thailand too is impressively high, say RGIA officials admitting that the entry of Thai Smile will only further boost the outflow of tourists to this holiday destination. The airlines' first flight is set to take off from Shamshabad on September 16.

African countries too, with their safaris and postcard-perfect landscapes, are pulling travelers to their shores now, say industry observers attributing this trend to Kenya Airways' decision to dive in to the Hyderabad market. The airline operator is targeting a 2014 debut. "We are in the process of purchasing a dozen 7875 aircrafts. Once complete, we will expand our operations in six Indian airports and Hyderabad is definitely a potential choice," said Bennet Stephens, area manager, Kenya Airways for India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.

There is an estimated 30-35% annual rise in traffic from India to Africa, say local tour operators. And this is driven not just by tourists but also corporates, they add. With IT biggies expanding their client base in countries such as Botswana, Kenya, the sector is expected to witness a sharp rise in footfall.

"Kenya Airways will look to cashing in on this," said Mir Liaqat Ali, managing director, 'One Stop Holidays'. Commenting on Garuda's probable entry, Ali said, "There is a significant influx of students from Indonesia to Hyderabad for higher education. Tourism too is picking up."

If the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) report of 2012-13 is any indication, Hyderabad could well have a bunch of other airline operators such as Ethiopian Airlines, Jetstar Asia, Myanmar Airways among others too touching base in Shamshabad in the next few years. According to CAPA, a global aviation body, these operators (apart from Ethiopian Airlines that already has operations in India) are evaluating the possibility of entering the sub-continent's market in the next 12-24 months. Their list of options could well include RGIA that currently has 10 international carriers operating out of its premises. The traffic on its foreign routes is about 19 lakh annually (as per RGIA's 2011-12 report).

The mushrooming of new players notwithstanding, major tour operators claim that Hyderabad is off the radar of category-1 airlines. "The new international airlines planning operations to and from Hyderabad are not category-1 carriers; most of which are pulling out," said Suraj Nair, strategy & planning head, Thomas Cook (India) Ltd. In his e-mail response Nair, however, welcomed the launch of direct services to both Africa and Indonesia from the city.

[shree711]

I hear "to turn" and "is going to become" a bit too much these days.