Indore Development : New terminal of Devi Ahilya Bai airport

Indore Airport preview :

     Indore is served by the Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport. Indore airport is about 8 km from the city and currently handles only domestic traffic. It is a major airport in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The new international terminals are also working now, for many international direct and indirect flights. The airport has been operating services by Indian Airlines, Jet Airways Konnect, Jet Lite, IndiGo, SpiceJet. Indore has a direct connectivity to major cities of India like Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jodhpur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Khajuraho, New Delhi, Pune, Rewa and Raipur.

New Terminal at Airport:  
   To improve air connectivity across the state, all 50 districts will have airstrips in near future. This was announced by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan while addressing an inaugural ceremony of the new terminal building of Devi Ahilya Bai airport on Saturday.
Promising speedy development of infrastructure, Chouhan said that at present only 22 districts in the state had airstrips and the same would be developed in remaining districts as well. The CM also urged the centre to accord international status to Indore airport and start a cargo facility at Indore, so that industries and farmers of the state could be benefitted.

Civil Aviation minister Ajit Singh, who inaugurated the new terminal, said that the new integrated terminal building of Indore airport was equipped with all necessary amenities. International airport status would be granted to it shortly after completing some formalities, added Singh. The minister too favoured the idea of converting old terminal into a cargo terminal saying that the state had vast potential in textile, information technology and tourism. Union minister of state for commerce and industry Jyotiraditya Scindia termed the commencement of new terminal building as a historic achievement.
The new terminal, built at a cost of Rs135 crore, has a capacity to handle 700 air travellers and 12 aircraft at a time. The terminal is equipped with a sewage treatment plant facility for minimising consumption of water and state-of-the-art rain water harvesting facility. The terminal building has been built with loop glasses which help in utilising natural light to maximum. The complex has received 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certifications.