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He addressed reporters and said that after securing the second position in India as per ASQ rating, the airport has achieved a score of 4.85 out of 5 and is placed in the 30th position in the world rankings. The authority has been striving to bring the airport to first position in ASQ rating and various development projects have been planned in this regard, he said.
“Mangaluru International Airport is consistently performing well. In the year 2012, the passenger movement at Mangaluru airport was 7.5 lac and in the last five years the passenger movement has reached up to 23.5 lac. The cargo handled in the year 2016-17 was 867 metric ton and in 2017-18 it was 2,338 metric ton. This progress indicates 100% growth in the one year,” he observed.
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He further explained that the basic safety strip of the runway will be widened and a parallel taxi track will be constructed at a cost of Rs 121 crore. Aircraft parking bays will be extended at a cost of Rs 7 crore to enhance the runway handling capacity from 10 flights per hour to 20 flights per hour. This project is expected to be completed by August 2019, he said.
“Aircraft parking bays will be extended at the cost of Rs 7 crore to accommodate more flights and to offer night parking facilities to airlines, which is expected to complete by September 2019. Facelift of terminal building worth Rs 7.50 crore, includes complete renovation of terminal building wash rooms to international standards, minor expansions of domestic SHA, modern state of art false ceiling, claddings, planters and other works will be taken up. In order to showcase the local art inside the terminal building there are plans to install guthu styled pillars, tiger dance and Yakshagana figures, modern art,” he said.
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