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Hotel boom to take off at revamped Delhi airport |
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Business Standard | New Delhi | 30 August 2010
It is all barren land, with mounds of piled cement and sand. Delhi Airport’s Hospitality District isn’t much of a sight presently but that’s temporary. The huge expanse, about three km from the new terminal - T3 of the airport - is going to become the hub of some of the most happening hotels in the capital city. The vicinity of the airport only has the Radisson and Centaur, beside the Leela Kempinski, Trident and Courtyard Hotel in Gurgaon – all in the five-star category. But now the |
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New stations ready Dwarka set to connect with IGI |
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Indian Express | New Delhi | 28 August 2010
While the Airport Metro Express Line inches (AMEL) towards completion, the Delhi Metro is ready with the Dwarka Sectors 8 and 21 stations for connecting Line 3 (Dwarka Sector 9-Noida City Centre) to the Indira Gandhi International Airport. The stations will be integrated and commissioned as soon as the AMEL opens for the public, DMRC officials said. Travelling from the IGI Aiport to Dwarka or West Delhi would soon be a brief ride on the AMEL - costing a maximum of Rs 30. One can shift to the Delhi Metro netwo |
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Sunil Mittal GM Rao may find berth in new RBI Board |
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Economic Times | New Delhi | 27 August 2010
RBI’s central board is set to see a total revamp with a host of members completing their four-year term. Industrialist Sunil Mittal of the Bharti group and GM Rao of GMR are likely to be the new faces in the reconstituted board. According to sources, the two businessmen have been sounded out for their consent for being considered for nomination. The government had last reconstituted the central bank’s board in June 2006. At that time, Wipro chairman Azim Premji, Aditya Birla Group of Companies chai |
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Check into the metro express to the airport |
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Mail Today | New Delhi | 23 August 2010
These are some of the facilities air travellers can expect at Delhi's Airport Express Metro line that is likely to open in September-end. Among the things they can look forward to is the facility to check in at the Metro Station itself.
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Hawk eyed vigil on airport metro line |
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Times of India | New Delhi | 17 August 2010
With Delhi Metro being high on the hit list of terrorist groups, ensuring foolproof security, especially on the showcase Airport Line, seems to be a top priority. All the City Airport Terminals (CATs) will be fitted with state-of-the-art gadgets like explosive detectors, large x-ray baggage scanners, under vehicle scanners, quick reaction teams and dog squads to ensure full security of commuters and baggage alike. From the time a commuter enters any of the six Metro stations on the line, he will be made to pa |
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Beginning Sept, Zip to IGI airport in Just 18 Mins |
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Pioneer | New Delhi | 16 August 2010
The new face of urban India, Delhi Metro will add another feather to its cap with operation of the much-awaited Airport Express Line in September this year. With several ‘first’ to its credit, the 22 km long corridor connecting New Delhi to the IGI Airport will also mark completion of the phase-II of Delhi Metro just ahead of the Commonwealth Games scheduled in October. Once started, the commuters will be able to enjoy a world class journey on way to Indira Gandhi International Airport from the centrally l |
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PM Thumbs up for Delhi's T3 |
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Asian Age | New Delhi | 16 August 2010
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in his Independence Day address on Sunday, praised the new integrated Terminal-3 (T-3) at the New Delhi IGI airport and called it an "excellent terminal". The Prime Minister said it was difficult for the Government alone to mobilise the resources needed to create good infrastructure that inculdes airports, roads and ports. He said that the government was now involving the private sector too in these efforts.
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The Metro Station is A Mini Airport |
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Times Of India | New Delhi | 09 August 2010
Spread across 4.30 lakh square feet, the New Delhi Metro station — the first stop for the high-speed Airport Express Line — will be like a mini airport terminal. It is unarguably the largest Metro station in city with facilities like high-end retail outlets, restaurants and food courts, airline check-in counters, flight information boards, jazzed up interiors, a plush waiting lounge and a fully-automated parking lot. The station, the first City Airport Terminal (CAT) in the capital, |
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Now Delhi airport can help airlines cut cost |
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Indian Express | New Delhi | 09 August 2010
The new T3 terminal in Delhi has become the first airport in the country to adopt the more environment-friendly Fixed Electrical Ground Power (FEGP) on all its 78 aero-bridges. This has the potential to save airlines huge amount of money annually by cutting down on expensive air turbine fuel (ATF) while also reducing emissions and noise pollution. Across the world, airports are moving towards adopting FEGP units. Not to be left behind, in June the Indian regulator Directorate General of Civil |
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GMR says Jan-Jun revenue at Rs 1230 cr |
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Mint | New Delhi | 09 August 2010
The GMR Group, which runs the airport in New Delhi, said net revenue for the January-June period was Rs1,230 crore, compared with Rs1,180 crore in the year-earlier period. The group's sectors registered good growth, the comp |
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