Nagpur airport renamed and given international status

Queenfisher · Post by **Queenfisher** » 08 Jun 2005, 18:04

From the DGCA website
http://dgca.nic.in/

MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th May, 2005
S.O. 663 (E). --- It is hereby notified that the existing domestic airport at Nagpur is declared as an International Airport and named as “Dr. Ambedkar International
Airport” with immediate effect.
[No. AV-16011/01/2001-AAI]
Dr. NASIM ZAIDI, Jt. Secy.

vivek0072 · Post by **vivek0072** » 08 Jun 2005, 18:51

Two sides -

First Central India needed a major airport - so good.
Second - Are the existing ones really world class, could they not improve the existing ones and then go for a new airport ?

Just my thoughts.

planespotting · Post by **planespotting** » 08 Jun 2005, 21:38

the airports here...are nowhere to being called even decent. some of our international airports like IGI, Delhi and Chhatrapati Shivaji, Mumbai are a major disappointment to Indians and foreigners alike. but plans are on to revamp the existing airports (especially the international ones), build a few greenfield airports (plans of which are being worked out in Bangalore, Hyderabad and some other cities) and to build new airports for easing congestion, for example: Chakan Airport near Pune (to start international passenger and cargo services) and the Navi Mumbai airport, New Bombay (to ease the traffic of the existing Bombay airports).
The plans are big, but the typical red-tapist, bureaucratic attitude of the aviation authorities involved here may delay these plans. let's hope we get to see the fruition of these dreams before the anticipation gets to us!!