GMR plans to infuse ₹ 8,500 cr to double Hyderabad airport capacity
GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL), which runs the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) at Shamshabad in Telangana plans to double the capacity to handle 50 million passengers per annum (MPPA) from the existing 25 MPPA with an investment of ₹ 8,500 crore.
The greenfield airport was originally built to cater to 12 MPPA and is currently being expanded to handle 25 MPPA.
GHIAL proposes to expand the terminal and associated facilities at RGIA from the current approved 25 MPPA capacity to 50 MPPA to augment passenger processing capacity in order to meet the demand of projected traffic growth, GHIAL said in an application filed with the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) in the ministry of environment, forest and climate change seeking environmental clearance for the expansion.
