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AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Press Release New Integrated Terminal Building at Goa International Airport dedicated to the nation by Union Minister for Civil Aviation Goa, 3rd December, 2013 A new Integrated Terminal building, built by Airports Authority of India has been dedicated to the Nation by Shri Ajit Singh, Union Minister for Civil Aviation in the august presence of Shri Bharat Vir Wanchoo, Governor of Goa, Shri Manohar Parrikar, Chief Minister of Goa, Shri KC Venugopal, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Shri Francisco Sardinha, Member of Parliament, Shri Shantaram Naik, Member of Parliament and other dignitaries. The New Terminal Building at Goa is an integrated terminal building capable of handling both domestic and international operations. The terminal building is equipped with modern state of the art facilities such as 5 Nos. of passenger boarding bridges, CUTE enabled Check in counters, inline compatible baggage handling system, software based building management system, elevators and escalators. The terminal building can handle 2750 peak hour passengers at a time. The Terminal building has been built at a cost of Rs. 345cr. Keeping in view the growth of passenger traffic at Goa airport, Airports Authority of India has already given a go ahead for development of western side finger of the terminal building, at a cost of plus Rs.40cr to further enhance the handling capacity and operational efficiency. Three additional passenger boarding bridges shall be provided. The New Integrated Terminal building is expected to contribute immensely towards promotion of Tourism in the state in particular and economic development in general. Speaking on the occasion dignitaries appreciated the efforts of Airports Authority of India and also acknowledged the cooperation extended by the State Government and Indian Navy towards this project by handing over the land to AAI ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Issued by Public Relations Department For details please contact: GM(PR) 9810025069, 011‐24622787 No.42/2013‐14 Photo 1 Caption: Shri Ajit Singh, Union Minister of Civil Aviation lighting the lamp on the occasion of Inauguration of New Integrated Terminal Building of Goa International Airport in the august presence of Shri Bharat Vir Wanchoo, Governor of Goa, Shri Manohar Parrikar, Chief Minister of Goa, Shri KC Venugopal, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Shri Francisco Sardinha, Member of Parliament, Shri VP Agrawal, Chairman, AAI and other dignitaries. Photo 2 caption: Shri Ajit Singh, Union Minister of Civil Aviation inaugurating the New Integrated Terminal Building of Goa International Airport in the august present of Shri Bharat Vir Wanchoo, Governor of Goa, Shri Manohar Parrikar, Chief Minister of Goa, Shri KC Venugopal, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Shri VP Agrawal, Chairman, AAI and other dignitaries. Notes to the Editor Airports Authority of India (AAI) is the mainstay of Civil Aviation Sector in the country. Constituted on 1st April, 1995, AAI today manages 125 airports including 19 international airports (3 civil enclaves), 7 custom airports (4 civil enclaves), 80 domestic airports and 19 other civil enclaves. AAI also provides CNS‐ATM facilities at all the civil airports in the country. AAI controls and manages the entire Indian airspace covering 2.8 million square nautical miles which includes 1.05 million square nautical miles on land and 1.75 million square nautical miles over the ocean. AAI continuously engages in the modernization and upgradation of airport infrastructure both metro and non‐metro airports including Tier‐II & Tier‐III cities. Goa Airport is owned by Indian Navy and AAI maintains the civil enclave. Goa airport is developed as one of the Model Airport. In order to meet growing requirement of traffic and to provide world class airport facilities, AAI has constructed a New Integrated Terminal building at Goa airport with the state‐of‐the‐ art facilities. Goa Airport handled 28.88 lacs Domestic and 6.55 lacs International passengers during the year 2012‐ 13. Total flight movement at Goa was 27690 for the year 2012‐13 i.e an average 533 movements per week and 76 movements per day. Presently all Indian Domestic and International carriers like Air India, Jet Airways, SpiceJet, Go Air, IndiGo, Air Arabia, Qatar Airways Airlines are operating from Goa. Chartered flights by various International Airlines also operate to and from Goa during winter season. The existing terminals at Goa has a total floor area of 10860 sqm which can handle 300 domestic passengers 300 international passengers at a time. The New Integrated Terminal Building New Terminal Building at Goa is multi level building with ground floor caters upto domestic & international arrival and departure check in, remote domestic arrival & departure. First floor caters to security, custom, immigration and arriving of domestic & international passengers. Second floor provides for domestic & international security hold. Basement has In line compatible baggage handling facility, substation / AC plant room & all other services. The building is equipped with modern facilities and local culture and heritage is depicted through Art & Mural works at various locations in the Terminal interiors. Salient Features of the Terminal Building Annual Integrated Capacity : 4.0 Million px Immigration Counters : 30 Nos. Domestic Passenger Capacity : 3.2 Million px Passenger Boarding Bridge : 05 Nos. International Passenger Capacity : 0.8 Million px Customs Counter : 04 Nos. Total Peak Hour Capacity : 2750 Pax Security gates : 05 Nos. Domestic Peak hour Capacity : 2000 Pax Conveyor Belts‐ Departure/Arrival : 6/4 Nos. International Peak Hour Capacity : 750 Pax Check‐in‐Counters (CUTE) : 64 Nos. Total building area : 63913 Sqm. Elevators : 15 Nos. Multi level car‐parking : 570 Cars Escalators : 12 Nos. Brief on Airports Authority of India Introduction Infrastructure development, although capital intensive with large gestation period, is the key contributor towards sustained growth and occupies an important place in the economic development of the country. India registered four‐fold growth in the GDP between 1990 and 2010 fuelled by private consumption and the investment demand. Airports Authority of India (AAI) is a major Airport Operator and a leader in infrastructure building for developing Airport infrastructure along the length and breadth of the country including remote and far flung areas. AAI came into existence on 01.04.1995 with the merger of National Airports Authority and International Airports Authority of India. AAI is also a Mini‐Ratna Category 1 Public Sector Enterprise. Airports Authority of India (AAI) is the mainstay of Civil Aviation sector in the country. AAI manages 125 airports, including 19 international airports (3 civil enclaves), 7 custom airports (4 civil enclaves), 80 domestic airports and 19 other civil enclaves. AAI also provides CNS‐ATM facilities at all the civil airports in the country. AAI controls and manages the entire Indian airspace covering 2.8 million square nautical miles, which includes 1.05 million square nautical miles on land and 1.75 million square nautical miles over the ocean. AAI is continuously engaged in the modernization and upgradation of airport infrastructure, both metro and non‐ metro airports including Tier‐II and Tier‐III cities. Development of Airport Infrastructure The passenger traffic, having witnessed phenomenal surge in the last decade placing the Indian civil aviation sector on a high growth trajectory, increased from 37.0 million in 1995‐96 to 162.3 million in 2011‐12. This surge in traffic led to congestions at major airports affecting air safety and operational efficiency. To enhance airport infrastructure in India, modernization of existing airport infrastructure in metro & non‐metro cities and construction of greenfield airports were contemplated to bridge the gap between the available airport capacity and the projected demand. Resources being limited, strategies were evolved to augment and create airport capacity ahead of demand schedule at busy airports in an optimal manner by leveraging technology and adopting best management skills & practices including private sector participation in upgradation of airport infrastructure at airports in Delhi and Mumbai. Over the years, passenger handling capacity has increased from 72 million (FY‐06) to 233 million (FY‐12). Although growth in passenger traffic is negative this fiscal, it is expected to bounce back with promotion of regional connectivity. XII Five Year Plan (2012‐17) envisages an investment of Rs.65,000 crores at Indian airports, of which around Rs.50,000 crore is expected from the private sector. AAI has completed expansion and upgradation of two metro airports at Kolkata and Chennai Airports at the cost of Rs.2324 crores and Rs.2015 crores, respectively. Annual cargo handling capacity and efficiency of operations at Chennai Airport has been augmented to handle 11 lakh MT of cargo with the construction of new modern Import Cargo Complex equipped with Automatic Storage Retrieval System at a cost of Rs.144 crores. Development of selected 35 non‐metro airports has been undertaken by AAI which are identified based on the regional connectivity, development of regional hubs, places of major tourist attraction and potential for development as business hubs. Projects at 32 airports have been completed. In the current financial year