Jammu airport to be made an international one

With the upgradation of the facilities and services in a phased manner, the Jammu airport would soon be converted into an international airport, Jammu divisional commissioner Sudhanshu Pandey said on Tuesday.



"Under the upgradation plans, the runway would be extended by another 1,300 feet towards the direction of Tawi,'' Mr Pandey said, who presided over a meeting of officials from Airport Authority of India, the army, the Air Force and civil administration h ere yesterday.

Modalities will be worked out to transfer land belonging to army and civil structures to Airport Authority of India (AII), he added. Separate parking space for incoming and outgoing passengers would be created.

"This would be done by extending the existing one and constructing a new parking lot in the vicinity,'' he said. Keeping in view the security of passengers, a gate would be erected on the front side of the airport.

02/10/07 Business Line