Amritsar: To accommodate increasing traffic, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has decided to expand and renovate the terminal building at Amritsar’s Sri Guru Ramdas Ji International Airport. Work for this will start soon. This information was shared by the Union Civil Aviation Minister with Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla.
The Union Minister said that about 10,000 square meters of additional space has been added to the terminal under the airport project. The peak-hour passenger handling capacity of the terminal is expected to increase from 1,600 to 2,000 passengers after the expansion.
In a statement issued here today Aujla said that the ministry emphasized that expansion and up-gradation is an ongoing process undertaken by AAI and other airport operators based on factors such as passenger demand, land availability, commercial facilities, socio-economic considerations and airline interest. About the complaints of harassment of passengers by ground handling staff, the ministry said no such complaints have been received. However, the ministry assured that necessary measures have been taken to address passengers’ concerns, including prominently displaying contact numbers for the duty terminal manager and CISF control room, as well as dedicated help desks at both departure and arrival terminals. In response to concerns about exploitation of wheelchair-bound passengers, the ministry highlighted that the government has issued accessibility standards and guidelines for civil aviation to ensure safe and independent movement of passengers with disabilities and reduced mobility.
