GREENJANUARYPORT - MARCH, APRIL - JUNE 2017 COCHIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LTD. MAGAZINE THE T3 EFFECT CIAL commissioned the new T3 along with two other mega projects. Air travel is no longer the same 89.41 lakhs Two Solar passengers big awards car park CAIL handled 8941198 CIAL bagged Biggest solar car park passengers HUDCO award and opened at CAIL which during 2016-17 ACI top classification will house 1400 vehicles MD'S NOTE On the flight path Volume 2, Issue 5 & 6 of hope his is a great time of hope for the aviation sector. The breeze Tof change is blowing. The loss making stake holders of this high profile market; especially the domestic carriers, have begun to reclaim the goodwill. The domestic aviation industry has registered a growth of 20 % in FY 2016-17 compared to the previous year. CIAL handled 89.41 lakhs of passengers during that period with a domestic passenger growth of 26%. We are well ahead of the national average. India has become the third largest aviation market in terms of domestic passenger traffic, Managing Editor behind only the US and China. First time in history, the country‘s A.C.K.Nair domestic passenger traffic had touched the magic figure of 100 ED & Airport Director million in 2016. With schemes like UDAN, initiated by Central Managing Committee Government, and the healthy competition put forward by airlines, A.M. Shabeer, ED- Engineering air commuting, which was once a dream for the common men of Sunil Chacko, CFO the country is re-defining itself. Rising incomes and low cost have K.P. Thankachan, GM-Civil Jayarajan V., Head-HR been fuelling the Indian aviation growth. India is expected to become the third largest aviation market by 2020 and is expected to be the largest by 2030. Definitely, we have to get along with this environment of hope, growth and expectations. In view of Editor P.S.Jayan this, CIAL has already taken up the expansion project of domestic Manager- PR&CC terminal. I hope that, by the end of this year, we will be able to commence domestic operation in the renovated Terminal 1. Editorial Board The last financial year was fantastic for C.Dinesh Kumar, DGM-Operations us. With two other mega projects, We Joseph Peter, AGM-Commercial could commission T3 on 11th March, Dominic Fernandez, SM-LA Anoop K., AM-IT subsequently we made it fully operational Pran K. Pillai, Senior Asst-Finance on 18th April. The shifting of operation from T1 to T3 proved the organization’s efficacy Magazine Design & Production VizKarma Technologies and it went on smoothly. Kochi Here, accept my deep-felt gratitude to all the stake- holders; the board of Photos Columbia directors, Team CIAL, KITCO, our contractors, CISF, airlines, customs- Cover Photo immigration officials for Oam Kumar Thottungal working hand in glove to The views and opinions expressed herein accomplish a big goal. are not necessarily those of Cochin International airport Ltd. Thank You ! (For private circulation only) VJ. 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As per tradition by CIAL. Following the arrival pier function, Chief the years, the local community also benefited. a 50 sec. water salute was given by the ARFF’s Minister unveiled the plaques of solar capacity The corporate social responsibility programmes TERMINAL; T3 Evaco Magirus fire tenders, following which the enhancement project and the commissioning of implemented by CIAL are commendable and the FOUR-LANE ROAD AND OVER-BRIDGE, flight was docked at the aerobridge. Chief Minis- T3, followed by a public function. In his inaugural Government is really indebted to the company ter received the first passenger, Mr.Anand and a address the Chief Minister said that CIAL had bro- for helping it to execute many such programmes NEW SOLAR PLANTS ALSO INAUGURATED memento dotting the event was given. All passen- ken the concept of ‘privatising profits and social- around the airport “- he said. “The Kannur gers and crew were given a red carpet welcome ising losses’. “....As the airport company grew over airport is expected to be ready for commercial hief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated three international flights. CIAL has spent over Rs.1000 crore Cmega projects at Cochin International airport on for making the new infrastructures. The expansion of Saturday, the 11th March 2017. Aircraft operation at the road (connecting National Highway to the airport) the New international terminal; the T3, the widened to four-lane was done by spending Rs.98 Crore; with a road & the over-bridge and the capacity enhancement 686M long over-bridge. The third project; the capacity of solar plants were the projects being inaugurated enhancement of solar power plants was done as a part on that day. During the inaugural address, the Chief of CIAL’s over-all target to achieve 30 MWp by the end Minister said Kerala would soon become home to four of July 2017. well-managed international airports. After unveiling the plaque of four-lane road, Chief With a peak hour passenger handling capacity of 4000 Minister turned up at the arrival pier of T3, bay no 21, and 25 lakh square feet parking bay, the sprawling T3 where he was to receive the first passenger. The jet air- is expected to double the airport’s capacity to operate ways flight 9W533, the first one to be facilitated at T3, 6 Greenport Magazine Greenport Magazine 7 operation in six months. After maintenance works conditioning system, 10 escalators, 21 elevators, total solar capacity of Cochin Airport at present at the Kozhikode airport completed, the state three moving walkways, 33,000 square feet du- is 15.5 MWp which is capable of producing on an government requested the Director General of ty-free shops, 3,000 surveillance cameras, 700 fire average 62000 units of electricity everyday. Till Civil Aviation to grant permission for operation detectors, 10 aero-bridges and modern baggage date Cochin Airport has produced more than 3.50 of large aircraft. We are expecting a favourable handling facility. It has a 100-percent LED lighting Crore units of solar energy worth approximately response from the authorities concerned,” said system. Rs. 24 Crores. With the commissioning of the Pinarayi. new International Terminal building T3, Airport’s After the commissioning of the 12MWp capacity requirement is expected to increase to more than The new international terminal is envisaged to solar plant on the 18th of August 2015, Cochin 1 lakh units a day. In order to maintain it’s status cater to the needs of air passengers in the next International Airport became the first airport in as a fully solar powered airport, CIAL has already 20 years. The new terminal has centralised air the world to be fully powered by solar energy. The 8 Greenport Magazine Greenport Magazine 9 taken steps to increase the solar capacity from MWp. CIAL has incurred approximately Rs. 30 the private sector to generate profit and public the present 15.5 MWp to approximately 30 MWp Crores for this first phase of expansion. sector to incur loss. Speaking after commission- by May 2017. The first phase of expansion with ing three mega projects he said that CIAL even The new road and ROB, constructed at a cost a total solar capacity of 6MWp at three different of Rs.98 crore, have reduced the distance to the as it generated profit focused on fulfilling the locations have been commissioned by the CM airport from NH by one km. corporate social responsibility by funding social and approximately 25,000 units per day will projects. be additionally flowing into the grid. The three solar installations include a 3MWp installation “This included Rs 4 crore given to Suchithwa CM praises CIAL Model in the hangar premises, a 2 MWp installation Mission, Rs 10 crore given to Ernakulam Govt on the southern side of the Airport and the first Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said CIAL was in- Medical College and contribution it offered for phase of the solar carport with a capacity of 1 strumental in breaking the concept that it is for the drinking water project for four panchayats 10 Greenport Magazine Greenport Magazine 11 in the area as well as giving employment to despite rectifying the shortcomings.