PM to open Thiruvanthapuram airport expansion

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala capital’s international airport will get a facelift when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh lays the foundation stone for its expansion.
‘He would be here either this month or the next to lay the foundation stone for the airport expansion,’ state Law Minister M. Vijaykumar told reporters Saturday.
Originally meant for about 300,000 passengers annually, the facilities at the 1985-built airport terminal are appalling. Nearly two million passengers use the airport now.
According to an airport official, the new expansion plans would cost Rs.2.45 billion, of which Rs.1 billion would be for a new cargo terminal.
02/09/06 India eNews.com

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