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Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

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August 18, 2016
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (IATA: HYD, ICAO: VOHS) is an international airport that serves Hyderabad, the largest city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Shamshabad, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Hyderabad. The airport is operated by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd, a public–private venture. It was opened in March 2008 to replace Begumpet Airport as the primary commercial airport for Hyderabad. It is named after Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India. The airport has one passenger terminal, a cargo terminal and two runways. There are also aviation training facilities, a fuel farm, a solar power plant and two MRO facilities. As of 2015, RGIA is the fifth busiest airport by passenger traffic in India, serving 11.9 million passengers. The airport serves as a hub for Air India Regional, Blue Dart Aviation, SpiceJet, Lufthansa Cargo and TruJet, and as a focus city for IndiGo. The idea to construct a new airport for Hyderabad was first conceived around 1997 by the N. Chandrababu Naidu administration.[2] The existing commercial airport, Begumpet Airport, was unable to handle rising passenger traffic. The State Government initially considered converting Hakimpet Air Force Station to civilian use; however, the Air Force refused.[3] When the State proposed the construction of a new airport for the Air Force, the Ministry of Defence suggested the State consider sites south of Begumpet Airport.[2] By October 1998, the State had narrowed down to three possible locations for the new airport: Bongloor, Nadergul and Shamshabad.[4] Due to its convenient location near two highways (NH 44 and NH 765) and a railway line,[2] Shamshabad was selected in December 1998.[5] In November 2000, the State Government and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed a memorandum of understanding on the airport project, establishing it as a public–private partnership. The State and AAI together would hold a 26% stake in the project, while the remaining 74% would be allotted to private companies.[6] Through a bidding process, a consortium consisting of GMR Group and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) was chosen as the holder of the 74% stake.[2][6] In December 2002, Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (HIAL), later renamed GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL), was created as a special purpose entity, into which the State, AAI and GMR–MAHB placed their stakes.[2][7] In September 2003, the members of GHIAL signed a shareholders' agreement, as well as an agreement for state subsidy of over ₹400 crore (US$59 million).[2][8] A concession agreement between GHIAL and the Central Government was signed in December 2004, stipulating that no airport within a 150-kilometre (93 mi) radius of RGIA could be operated.[9] Thus, the closure of Begumpet Airport was required. Construction began on 16 March 2005 when Sonia Gandhi laid the foundation stone.[11] Two days prior, the Central Government had named the airport after former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi,[12] who had undergone pilot training in Hyderabad.[13] The naming resulted in opposition from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). At Begumpet Airport, the international terminal was named after Rajiv Gandhi while the domestic terminal was named after TDP founder N. T. Rama Rao; the TDP wanted to continue this naming convention at the new airport. However, the new airport has only one terminal.[14] Roughly three years after the foundation stone laying ceremony, the airport was inaugurated on 14 March 2008 amid protests. The Telugu Desam Party repeated its demand for the naming of the domestic terminal.[13] In addition, on 12 and 13 March, 20,000 AAI employees had conducted a strike against the closure of Begumpet Airport, as well as that of HAL Airport in Bangalore, fearing they would lose their jobs.[15][16] RGIA was originally scheduled to open to commercial operations on 16 March 2008; however, the date was delayed due to protests from some airlines over the high ground handling rates at the airport. Once the rates were reduced, the launch date was set for 23 March.[17] Although Lufthansa Flight 752 from Frankfurt was scheduled to be the first flight to land at RGIA, two SpiceJet flights landed earlier.[18] However, the Lufthansa flight still received the planned ceremonial welcome upon its 12:25 am arrival. In September 2011, SpiceJet launched its regional hub at RGIA, using its new Bombardier Q400 aircraft.[20] The airline, which chose Hyderabad due to its central location in the country,[21] flies to several Tier-II and Tier-III cities from the airport.[22] Regional airline TruJet too opened a hub at RGIA upon commencing operations in July 2015.[23] In November 2014, the Ministry of Civil Aviation resolved that the domestic terminal of RGIA would be named after N. T. Rama Rao, resulting in protests from members of the Rajya Sabha.[24][25] Airport officials remained unsure as to how the naming would occur. RGIA is owned
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (IATA: HYD, ICAO: VOHS) is an international airport that serves Hyderabad, the largest city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Shamshabad, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Hyderabad. The airport is operated by GMR Hyderabad International Airport…
Takbir
August 9, 2015
Best airport in India!
Mirza
April 24, 2022
rajiv Gandhi international airport is the Asia's largest airport it has lot of reputed brands
Skyla
February 5, 2015
International Airport
Brad
June 12, 2018
You can rent a car and driver from the airport to get around. Your host Wilson can also set you up with a car and driver.
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Hyderabad, TS