GMR unveils plans to develop Nagpur airport

Infrastructure major GMR group on Friday unveiled its plans to modernise and develop Nagpur Airport following a ruling by the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court.

“Consequent to the ruling by the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court, GMR is pleased to take up the responsibility of developing and transforming Nagpur Airport into a world-class facility,” GMR said in a release on Friday.

According to the plan, GMR Group, which runs Delhi and Hyderabad International Airports, is looking to develop Nagpur’s Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in a phased manner with an ultimate capacity of around 30 million passengers annually, representing a capacity rise of over 1,000 per cent over the coming years, a release said.

The existing facilities at Nagpur have been operating close to the maximum capacity, it said. The airport handled about 3 million passengers and 9,500 metric tonnes of cargo in FY20, according to GMR. Besides running Delhi and Hyderabad airports, GMR is constructing greenfield airports in Goa and Bhogapuram in Andhra Pradesh.