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Parking fee at new airport from tomorrow

Special Correspondent

General visitors henceforth not allowed

First 15 minutes will be free of cost for parking
The airport has so far handled around 1,70,000 passengers

HYDERABAD: The new airport will commence collection of parking charges for four-wheelers, two-wheelers and other vehicles as announced earlier from 00.01 hours on April 3, 2008, according to a release from the GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL).

The charges on an ad hoc basis are: First 15 minutes will be free for four-wheelers and two-wheelers; four-wheelers – Rs.70 and two-wheelers – Rs.15 for two hours

The GHIAL also decided not to allow general visitors. It would henceforth be open only to passengers and those going there to receive or see off some one.

The airport handled around 1,70,000 passengers consisting of 27,000 international and 1,43,000 domestic passengers in the last nine days. A total of 2,208 air traffic movements (1,104 landings and an equal number of take-offs) were handled.

ATF (Aviation Turbo Fuel) off-take by the airlines reached 1,034 kilo litres, which was double the off-take for the same number of flights compared to the old airport. The airport also handled 140 tons of international cargo and 40 tons of domestic cargo.

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