Why KCR’s Three Airports Dream Crashed?

Telangana government is planning to develop two more airports around Hyderabad — one in and around Ghatkesar and another, around Shamirpet. However the dream is now crashed as Union Civil Aviation Ministry said no new international airport can be developed within 150-km of the existing Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad’s Shamshabad area.

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The Center reminded Telangana government that in terms of the Hyderabad International Airport, no international airport can be developed within 150-km for a specific period. Both the airports proposed by Telangana government, are well within a 150-km radius of RGIA and so can not be permitted.

The current International Airport has a capacity of 12 million passengers and is operating at two-thirds of its capacity. It has flexibility to expand to 40 million passengers a year. GMR – which operates the RGIA has a 30-year concession period which is till 2038. Commercial operations at the RGIA began in March 2008.