Boom town Nagpur

Nagpur: Nagpur is poised for the big leap. A recent Jones Lang LaSalle report puts the city along with Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Indore and Kolkata as the best Tier III cities in India.
On August 29, the global aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing signed a MoU with the state government for setting up a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility at Nagpur.
Close on its heels, the domestic carrier Indian will set up a freighter hub that will envisage conversion of existing 737 aircraft into freighters in phases.
In sync with development is the growing air connectivity of the city.
The city airport, elevated to the international status last year, now has some domestic services and a couple of international flights.
Low cost carrier Air Deccan started its flights to Nagpur from Mumbai last year, while Air Sahara began its services from New Delhi and Hyderabad recently to tap the potential and cater to the ever-increasing demand.Jet Airways and Indian were the only operators earlier.
18/09/06 Jaideep Hardikar/Daily News & Analysis

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