The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will construct an additional parking bay for various type of aircraft at the Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur, officials informed.
The addtional parking bay would facilitate parking for Code 4C, AB-320/321 type of aircraft .
The construction of bay would be completed within the next five months.
AAI has also drawn up ambitious plans for creating infrastructure for an international level destination on the city side of Swami Vivekananda Airport .
The project aims to provide a world-class environment in 80 acres of land earmarked for developing various types of infrastructure which will be provided to multiple entities / developers for modular development on 30 year lease or to a single entity under PPP concessional framework for development of the city-side for 30 year lease, they informed.
The AAI believes that development of the city side of the airport would make the region an ‘economic hub’ with exceptional connectivity, officials informed.
The city side development of the airport also envisages setting up of hotels and convention centers with an ‘Airport Commercial District’ which would also include ‘Airport Business District’, and a host of world-class passenger convenience amenities among others.