New integrated terminal building inaugurated at Goa Airport

A new integrated terminal building was inaugurated by Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today at Goa Airport.

Dedicating the new facility to the people of the state, Singh said:"Providing quality aviation infrastructure commensurate with the expected passenger traffic growth is high on priority of my ministry."

"Expansion and upgradation of airport at such a tourist and industry destination as Goa assumed significant importance," he added.

The new terminal building is an integrated terminal building capable of handling both domestic and international operations.

It is equipped with the state-of-the-art facilities like passenger boarding bridges, CUTE enabled check-in counters, inline compatible baggage handling system, software based building management system, elevators and escalators. The terminal building can handle 2750 peak hour passengers at a time. It has been built at a cost of Rs. 345 crore.

Singh highlighted the contribution of Goa in overall economic growth of the country.

He said "Goa Airport with 1,000 plus annual international charter flights accounts for almost 90 per cent of India's international charter tourist flights. In the year 2012-13, Goa Airport handled 1,208 charter flights, an increase of 45 per cent over the year 2011-12".

He acknowledged the role of Goa Government and Indian Navy for paving way for the development of the new integrated terminal building at Goa Airport.

Singh underlined that the civil aviation has become a focal point of the development as it is a key infrastructure that connects people, shrinks distances and facilitates the growth of business and seamless flow of investment, leading to multiplier effect across the economy.