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COVER STORY

Futuristic

Airport with

Tech-enabled

Solutions

To enhance the user experience, the Hyderabad airport is all geared up
to utilize the power of technology to continuously monitor and elevate
the cleanliness quotient of the airport, says SGK Kishore, CEO-GHIAL,
in an exclusive interview with Clean India Journal

The Hyderabad Airport, right from past five years. In order to cater to this growth while
its conceptualisation, has been setting ensuring a great passenger experience, the Hyderabad
records -- Going operational in 36 months, International Airport is undergoing significant
Greenfield Airport, handling more expansion. The first phase will take two to three years to
passengers than estimated... Moving ahead complete.
what upgradations are envisaged to take As part of the expansion plans and to decongest
Hyderabad Airport to setting newer records? the airport while work is underway many interim
Hyderabad International Airport has come a long structures to cater to various passenger needs
way, since commissioning of operations in 2008. As have been envisioned and made operational. This
India’s first modern, Greenfield Airport developed under includes commissioning of the Interim International
the PPP model, the airport has consistently raised the Departures Terminal (IIDT), an exclusive concourse
bar and created benchmarks in terms of service and for international departures; and the Interim Domestic
operational excellence. Arrivals Terminal (IDAT) with four new additional
The Hyderabad International Airport handled over 21 baggage carousels to enhance passenger experience
million passengers in FY 2018-19. A sharp passenger related to baggage.
growth has been witnessed post the formation of the New age technology solutions such as India’s
newest state of India – Telangana in 2014 and the first ever remote hand baggage screening facility
passenger traffic grew at a CAGR of nearly 20% for the and Automatic Tray Retrieval System (ATRS) were

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