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#1 ·
I couldn't find a seperate thread for Mangalore Airport. Since, it happens to be on the expansion and may get an international staus, I thought I coul start this thread.

Please post news and pics of the airport, especially about the ongoing construction of the new terminal.

Mods, feel free to move this thread if required.
 
#228 ·
New Mysore, M’lore airports to open on May 15

The inauguration of the newly built Mysore Airport and a new international terminal of Mangalore airport will be held on May 15.

This was disclosed by Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel to a delegation of Congress leaders from Karnataka here on Friday. A delegation led by State Congress unit president R V Deshpande met Patel to urge him to take steps to open these projects for commercial operation.

Though the construction of Mysore Airport completed last year, its commercial launch was put off due to lack of interest from commercial airlines. The new international terminal at Bajpe airport in Mangalore has been awaiting inauguration for the past several months.
DHNS
 
#229 ·
Mangalore airport new terminal to open on May 15

Our Bureau

Mangalore, May 10

The new integrated terminal building of Mangalore airport will be inaugurated on May 15, according to Mr Krishna J. Palemar, Dakshina Kannada district in-charge Minister.

Addressing presspersons here on Monday, he said that the Union Civil Aviation Minister and the Karnataka Chief Minister will attend the inaugural function. The new integrated terminal building will reduce the distance between the airport and Mangalore city by 8 km.

The Karnataka Government is planning to build an approach road to the terminal building at a cost of Rs 7.60 crore, and the Cabinet approval for this work is expected soon, he said.

Mr Palemar said that the Karnataka Government has approved a grant of Rs 100 crore for improving the basic infrastructure in Mangalore city. By using this grant, 32 roads in the city have been taken up for concreting.

Of them, works on 22 roads have been completed.

He said that works have been completed on laying water supply pipelines in Mangalore city at a cost of Rs 106 crore. To ensure 24-hour water supply to Mangalore city, a vented dam is being constructed at Thumbe near Mangalore at an estimated cost of Rs 57 crore, he said.

The Minister said that the 72 km stretch of the State highway connecting Mani and Sampaje in Dakshina Kannada district will be made into two-lane road at a cost of Rs 176 crore.

The Karnataka Chief Minister, Mr B.S. Yeddyurappa, will launch the road works on May 23, he added.

Businessline
 
#230 ·
M'lore: New airport terminal all set to open!

By Team Mangalorean Bangalore

Mangalore May 13, 2010: The New Integrated Terminal Building (NITB) at Kenjar, housing both international and domestic flights, after long wait, is all set for inauguration on May 15 and is likely to be operational after a week of the formal inauguration. The construction work of the building was almost over in December last year. The NITB project was developed at a cost of Rs 150 crore, excluding the expenses for the road construction.

The granite-floored new terminal was built by glass and chrome, without using concrete anywhere. Central air conditioning system was installed in the terminal building, which has 18,200 sqm floor area and has been designed to handle 1000 passengers at a time. A 43,000 sqm apron has been constructed at a cost of Rs 18.19 crore and connected to the new concrete runway. NITB is almost three times larger in area than the Bajpe Airport. The new terminal has also reduced the distance between Mangalore city and Airport by about seven km.













Being the second biggest airport in the state, which operates domestic as well as international flights, Mangalore Airport is currently operating over 25 international flights and a few international flights serve this airport on daily basis. There are many domestic airlines such as Air Deccan, Indian Airlines, Jet Airways that operate to and from domestic terminal on regular basis at different time intervals.

With the commissioning of NITB, built by the Airport Authority of India (AAI) on 18,200 sqm at Kenjar, will further accelerate this growth of Mangalore International Airport. There are quite a few leading shipping companies eyeing to set up a base in Bajpe surroundings, which is definitely a sign of progress.

Even Gulf-based freight forward companies are planning to step into Mangalore. The project, which began in 1988, was completed in December 2009 after facing several hurdles. Being away from the hustle and bustle of the city, Kenjar, a hilly terrain surrounded by the lush green vegetation and Gurpur River, has all the potentials of emerging as a place of tourist attraction.
Mangalorean
 
#232 ·
AAI may invest Rs 100 cr more in Mangalore airport

Mangalore is all set to get the facilities from new integrated terminal building of the airport with the Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel, and the Karnataka Chief Minister, Mr B.S. Yeddyurappa, inaugurating it on Saturday.

Addressing presspersons here on Friday, Mr V.P. Agarwal, Chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), said that around Rs 250 crore has been spent on the development of the new terminal building and the runway. Another Rs 100 crore will be invested in developing other infrastructure such as parallel taxiway and air traffic control block.

Giving break-up of the investments made, Mr Agarwal said that nearly Rs 180 crore has been spent on the new integrated terminal building and another Rs 12 crore on fire tenders and other fire safety measures. An amount of around Rs 50 crore was spent on developing the second runway during 2006.

“We are contemplating further investments in parallel taxiway, and the new air traffic control-cum-technical block. This investment may be to the tune of Rs 100 crore,” he said.

Faster access

The new integrated terminal building with all the facilities would reduce the distance between the city and the airport by 7 km.

Stating that AAI is committed to doing more for Mangalore airport, he said with better facilities, more airlines can be accommodated. The moment traffic increases, more connectivity will be there internationally and domestically, he said.

The airport has recorded a growth rate of 9 per cent. This is good sign, and better facilities will result in faster growth, Mr Agarwal said.

INTERNATIONAL STATUS

Asked when the airport will get international status, he said AAI has provided all the facilities required for an international airport at Mangalore. A proposal has been submitted to the Union Government in this regard, he said.

(Currently, Mangalore has the status of customs aerodrome having permission to operate flights to international destinations in West Asia.)

User development fee

Asked whether user development fee (UDF) will be levied at the airport, he said the development of the table-top runway and terminal building at the airport is a cost-intensive process. The levy becomes unavoidable in such circumstances. “We intend to levy some UDF in Mangalore airport. But, this is yet to be decided by the Government,” Mr Agarwal said.

He thanked the Karnataka Government for its support in the development of Mangalore airport.
Business Line
 
#233 ·
D-Day: Mangalore Airport New Terminal Inauguration

Mangalore : New Terminal - Inauguration on Saturday - Operations in Early June

Daijiworld Media Network—Mangalore (CN)

Mangalore, May 14: The inauguration of the much-awaited new terminal building of Mangalore airport is scheduled to be held on Saturday May 15. Praful Patel, union minister of state for civil aviation, will inaugurate it.

“The new terminal building is closer by seven kilometers than the old terminal from the city and is easier for commuters to access. The dream of the people of this area will be realized with the inauguration”, said V P Agarwal, chairman, Airports Authority of India.

“The airport will start operations from the first week of June this year. The airport will operate as a customs airport and infrastructure facilities will be upgraded to that of an international airport”, he said, adding that the new terminal building has two aerobridges among other facilities.

“The Mangalore airport has witnessed growth every year. The total cost of the new airport is approximately Rs 250 crore”, said Agarwal. He thanked the state government for co-operating with the land acquisition.

“The one access road provided by the state government is not wide enough”, he said.

“There will be 16 flights operating from the airport and the old terminal will be used for cargo service or aviation education purposes”, said Agarwal adding that nothing has been decided yet and if it is to be used for cargo, there are two options—one is belly cargo and another one is dedicated cargo.

“Mysore airport will also be inaugurated on Saturday. The AAI will take up the work on Hubli and Belgaum airports after the inauguration of Mangalore and Mysore”, said the chairman, prioritizing Hubli.







































Source: Daijiworld
Date: 15th May 2010

:cheers:
 
#236 ·
Rs 100 crore more for upgrading Mangalore airport

Mangalore, May 15 (PTI) Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel today announced that an additional Rs 100 crore would be spent on upgradation work, including extension of the runway, at the airport here.

The existing length of 8038 ft runway is insufficient to operate big aircrafts, he told reporters on the sidelines of inauguration of the new Integrated Terminal Building, worth Rs 160 crore, at Bajpe Airport near here.

This needed an additional runway length of 1000 ft. The work would be completed in one year, he said.

The Minister said a proposal for declaring Mangalore Airport as an international airport was already before the Union Cabinet for approval.
PTI
 
#237 ·
Trichy airport runway is same as mangalore runway 8000 ft. But they have given permission for international airlines like Airasia, Paramount Airways, Srilankan Airlines, Mahin Lanka, Tigerairways etc. Why can't they give permission to mangalore airport. This praful patel is fooling us, he just want Air india express to go on for 2 more years while completing 1000 ft runway.
 
#238 · (Edited)
Trichy airport runway is same as mangalore runway 8000 ft. But they have given permission for international airlines like Airasia, Paramount Airways, Srilankan Airlines, Mahin Lanka, Tigerairways etc. Why can't they give permission to mangalore airport. This praful patel is fooling us, he just want Air india express to go on for 2 more years while completing 1000 ft runway.
FYI,

Air India Express, Air Asia, Sri Lankan and Tiger operate the same category of aircrafts, Airbus320/321 and Boeing 737-800.

The rwy expansion is to enable IXE to accomodate wide bodied aircrafts without any load penalty.

Just relax, Don't believe the conspirarcy theories floating around.
 
#244 ·
i AM SURE MANGALORE WILL BE THE NEXT AIRPORT TO BE DECLARED AS INTERNATIONAL OFFICIALLY.THE TICKETS ALREADY HAVE MANGALORE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PRINTED ON IT.THE CURRENT UPA GOVT HAVE ATLEAST DONE THIS GOOD THING OF BRINGING BETTER AIRPORTS TO TIER 2 CITIES..
 
#263 ·
Today morning @ 6:30AM, Dubai flight with 160 passengers and crews were died. Accident happened during landing. Flight overshoot runway due to technical problems!
Having lived in Mangalore for 34 years ,I am devastated by the new. Only Last week Praful Patel inaugurated the new Mangalore Airport and it was to commemnce operations from June . The current airport was to be a cargo airport.

MY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY WHO LOST THEIR DEAR ONES.
 
#252 ·
Aircrash

Very Sad. My condolences.
 
#257 ·
True. And runway overshoots are pretty much common in Aviation industry the world over. But in the case of Mangalore it might have been made worse by the nature of the surrounding terrain. But I had the impression from the newsreports that the pilots were in control of the flight until the last few moments. Wonder whatever happened...:eek:hno::eek:hno:

Sad day indeed for Indian aviation. My thoughts are with the victims' families.

Terrible tragedy just ahead of the inauguration of the new terminal.
 
#258 ·
The survivors are clearly in shock. None of them make sense at this point and there are conflicting accounts of what happened. Eye-witness accounts are known to be inaccurate due to post-trauma rationalization, through which the individuals try to make sense of what happened to them. At this point, the only thing we can do is offer our sympathies, retrieve the flight data recorder and conduct a thorough investigation. I'm watching NDTV right now and there is some 'expert' who's making zealous claims about how it's the airport that is at fault. This is going to significantly affect public opinion and this moron needs to shutup.
 
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