The high-level meeting chaired by Union Minister of State for Civil
Aviation K C Venugopal to plan developmental activities for the international
airport here on Monday decided to introduce in-line baggage handling system and
install one more aerobridge at the international terminal.
The meeting gave a thumbs up to the proposal for developing the
international terminal as a multi-modal hub with rail, water and road
connectivity.
The Minister said the issues pertaining to cargo clearance was
taken up with the customs authorities.
The Minister assured to reinstate the number of flights cancelled
from the capital during the Air India pilots strike.
The new aerobridge, the fourth one in the airport, will be
installed within ten months. The in-line baggage handling system will be
launched in June. The new radar system will be commissioned by April.
Venugopal also said that Visa on Arrival facility would be
introduced in Thiruvananthapuram within a month. Minister of State for
Human Resources Development, Shashi Tharoor, said he had conveyed his
apprehensions over acquiring more land for airport development.
CM Oommen Chandy, Health Minister V S Sivakumar, AAI chairman V P
Agrawal, T’Puram airport director V N Chandran attended the meeting.
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