Thursday, February 17, 2011

Hyderabad airport retains number One position

Night view of RGIA
Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) and Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), both operated by the GMR Group led consortia, have been ranked the first and fourth best airports in their respective categories in the latest ASQ rankings of the Airports Council International (ACI).

While Hyderabad has retained its number one crown for the second year in a row, IGIA’s (Delhi) ranking was in the group of 25-40 mppa (Million Passengers Per Annum), a GMR Group release said here today.

Passenger moment @ RGIA
This niche league features the world’s Best Airports like Incheon-Seoul, Changi-Singapore, and Shanghai Pudong-China, the release said, adding the awards will be formally presented on April 7, 2011 during the ACI conference at the ACI Asia Pacific Regional Conference and Exhibition to be held in New Delhi.

The release also said about 153 airports across the globe, including 6 Indian airports, participated in the ASQ survey in 2010.

RGIA Corridor