GMR teams up with Munich Airport
GMR Hyderabad International Airport has signed a deal with MAI from the August 2006-May 2008 period, Andrew Harrison, head-airport operations, GHIAL said.
By R Srividhya, TNN |
HYDERABAD: On March 1, 2008, the new international airport at Shamshabad will take over as the gateway to Hyderabad from the old airport at Begumpet.
Handholding the seamless transition will be Munich Airport International (MAI), leading authority on Operational Readiness & Airport Transfer (ORAT) for new airports. GMR Hyderabad International Airport has signed a deal with MAI from the August 2006-May 2008 period, Andrew Harrison, head-airport operations, GHIAL said.
MAI has been the ORAT consultant for most prestigious projects like Suvarnabhumi in Bangkok, New Athens International Airport and the KL International Airport of Malaysia. hat it really means is that, on D-Day, all flights landing in Hyderabad before midnight will land at Begumpet and those coming in after midnight will land at Shamshabad.
Also, take-offs before midnight will be from Begumpet and those after 12 am will be from Shamshabad. “Airline operators will also make minor adjustments in the timings to facilitate the transfer,” he said.
“Irrespective of the volume of traffic in different airports, the effort required for shifting an airport will be the same,” asserted Mr Harrison. With the date of shifting fixed, March 1, 2008, MAI will work back-wards on the schedule of transfer process. The Airports Authority of India (AAI), the airport staff and airline companies will also work with MAI in the transition process.
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The entire process of transfer will begin with planning, design and construction of amenities followed by testing, trial runs and the actual relocation of people and resources before the new airport starts functioning. Broadly, shifting of the airports requires the movement of equipment for aviation, security, cargo, IT systems, administration and human resources. “There are different ways of undertaking the transfer process. We have chosen the most optimum and resource-saving method of airport transfer,” Mr Harrison elaborated.
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