If you have taking an international flight from Hyderabad airport, you are advised to check your airline about the departure as Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International airport is shifting its international flights to a new interim International Departure Terminal from tomorrow.
GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) has announced that all international flights will operate from the new terminal with effect from 10:30 am on October 23.
Here are all the details about the new terminal and things you should keep in mind while taking flight tomorrow:
* The terminal is located adjacent to the Haj Terminal and can be accessed from both Shamshabad and Srisailam sides of the airport’s main approach road via Rotary 1 (Cargo rotary).
* A dedicated free shuttle service has been arranged between the existing terminal and IIDT. This shuttle service will be available at the Arrivals Ramp. It takes close to 05 minutes transit from the existing terminal to the new terminal.
* Passengers of Air India International flights AI 127, AI 952, AI 978, AI 988, AI 966 & AI 051 and travelling to domestic destinations are advised to report at the new Terminal as per their scheduled departure times.
* For any query, you can contact the helpline numbers:040-66546370; 040-66606660 or write to the following email id: rgia.customersupport@gmrgroup.in.
* Direction sign are placed all across the airport approach road and passengers are advised to follow directional signage to avoid any inconvenience.
* Spread over one lakh sft, the new international terminal has been build at a cost of Rs 50 crore and is equipped with a host of new technologies including India’s first remote hand baggage screening facility.
* It also has a new Automatic Tray Retrieval System hand baggage screening that can double the passenger through security checkpoints.
* It has all the modern day amenities including shopping, retail, food and beverages, and lounge access while waiting for boarding.
* The airport also plans to offer a ‘premium check-in’ facility, where passengers traveling first or business class can experience a separate, personalised and assisted check-in process. It would also offer dedicated immigration and security counters to serve these passengers.
