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andrew · Member Joined: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 212

An aritlce from the Financial Express Today about upgardes in BOM + DEL and enw greenfield aiports planned around the country:

http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=163463

Aseem · Member Joined: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 2841 Location: YYZ

hi,
just a reminder to members, old or new not to paste the whole article. Please paste just the highlights and provide link so that those interested can go ahead and read it.
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andrew · Member Joined: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 212

So what this about a new airport at Chakan near Pune? Anyone heard of this? Is it real or just talk like and will go the way of the BLR airport - being ready eventually in 2026... twenty years after they first siad they were going to do it.

HAWK21M · Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 10:28 am Post subject:

MIAL needs that parallell runway,which needs those slums dwellers to be shifted.Already 6 months behind schedule.

things are tough.
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andrew · Member Joined: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 212

Hey MEL, I've seen the CSIA master plan presentation - which I've been unsuccessful in uploading an image from to this site here Sad

The plan keeps the cross runways as they were unable to procure already built up land from the AAI/ AI/ IC residential colonies that are already well built up behind the present AI hangars. The original plan did have two parallel runways, but the required separation distance for operation of parallel runways meant this plan was scuttled. The final master plan approved by DEL/ MOCA apparently still has the two present runways crossing, albeit upgraded with numerous high speed exit taxiways in both directions and significant high tech investment to allow simultaeneous operations.

The new common terminal will be built at Sahar. It resembles a peacock feather (as shown on the CSIA website) and will have three fingers - one left, the other right. The central finger extends to a smaller annex terminal which will be located where the present outer bay parking has been newly constructed for domestic A/C (where the 9W 777 was parked for a few days adjacent to runway 27). The access to this annex is pretty dramatic, they have included an elevated glass walkway bridge with walkalators on two levels, high enough to allow A320/ 737 aircraft to taxi underneath it.

The third (left hand) finger will only be built after 2011. Domestic arrivals departures will use a separate level airside, allowing for international and domestic A/C to be parked side by side seamlessly and yet securely. The present Santa Cruz terminal will then become a cargo hub.

They were supposed to start work on the annex terminal by now, according to the project plan, but runway extensions are on the critical path - hence the delay. With the SC ruling yesterday to the MH governemnt, the pace should hopefully pick up.

HAWK21M · Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 11:38 am Post subject:

Thanks Andrew.I heard something similiar.Can you Email the plan.
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andrew · Member Joined: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 212

Done! It would be good if you can upload the image from slide 7 here.

andrew · Member Joined: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 212

Found this pic on the net re the new planned airport in Pune

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nileshtathawadekar/361043042/

[img]http://www.flickr.com/photos/nileshtathawadekar/361043042/[/img]

Had not even known this was planned by the MIDC there.

himmat01 · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1392 Location: DEL

It is not Chakan or for that matter any other airport in India. If you observe this picture closely, you will notice that the dark blue car is joining the lane on the right hand side. In India it would have entered on the left hand side. The blue van is being driven on the right hand side lane.

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the_380 · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 12:00 am Post subject:

No idea about PNQ but about BOM...fantasy....!!!!
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