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London mayor showers praises on Hyderabad airport
LONDON: The airports in Delhi and Hyderabad have left London's charismatic mayor mesmerised and wanting to emulate India's growth in airport capacity so much that he has built up a case for a new four-runway airport in east London.
Boris Johnson, who was in India in November 2012, said he was mesmerised by India's airports - especially in Hyderabad and Delhi - and is now backing a new plan to expand London's airport capacity to accommodate new flights and more people coming into the city.
"London needs to catch up with India when it comes to aviation capacity. Heathrow has no space for new planes to land. It is already running at 98% capacity. London should learn from India on how to expand aviation space. I want to emulate India and create a new hub airport in the east of London," Johnson said.
A new airport in East London would greatly help the South Asian community who make for most of the population in the area. "A new airport will help increase the number of flights going to or coming from India," he said.
Johnson had special praise for Hyderabad's new airport. "When in Hyderabad, I saw this amazing airotropolis and I want to do the same in London," he said. Airotropolis is a new urban form placing airports in the center with cities growing around them.
The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) commenced commercial operations on March 23, 2008. With an initial capacity of 12 million passengers per annum (MPPA) and 100,000 tonnes of cargo handling capacity per annum, the airport plans to increase its capacity to accommodate over 40 MPPA.
Johnson has already appointed "a mighty team of experts" to help develop his airport hub plans.
Johnson actually opposes a third runway at Heathrow and backs the idea of an airport in the Thames Estuary or the expansion at Stansted. "It is absolutely imperative that work to progress a new hub airport in the South East is completed as soon as possible," he said.
The latest figures show a record 5.18 million passengers passed through Heathrow in January. Heathrow's load factors - showing how full the average flight was - also set a record for January at 70%. Of the BRIC economies, passenger numbers were up 14.1% to China and 7.1% to India.
Colin Matthews, CEO of Heathrow said: "Heathrow is the UK's only hub airport accounting for 78% of all long-haul flights from the UK."
London mayor showers praises on Hyderabad airport - The Times of India
LONDON: The airports in Delhi and Hyderabad have left London's charismatic mayor mesmerised and wanting to emulate India's growth in airport capacity so much that he has built up a case for a new four-runway airport in east London.
Boris Johnson, who was in India in November 2012, said he was mesmerised by India's airports - especially in Hyderabad and Delhi - and is now backing a new plan to expand London's airport capacity to accommodate new flights and more people coming into the city.
"London needs to catch up with India when it comes to aviation capacity. Heathrow has no space for new planes to land. It is already running at 98% capacity. London should learn from India on how to expand aviation space. I want to emulate India and create a new hub airport in the east of London," Johnson said.
A new airport in East London would greatly help the South Asian community who make for most of the population in the area. "A new airport will help increase the number of flights going to or coming from India," he said.
Johnson had special praise for Hyderabad's new airport. "When in Hyderabad, I saw this amazing airotropolis and I want to do the same in London," he said. Airotropolis is a new urban form placing airports in the center with cities growing around them.
The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) commenced commercial operations on March 23, 2008. With an initial capacity of 12 million passengers per annum (MPPA) and 100,000 tonnes of cargo handling capacity per annum, the airport plans to increase its capacity to accommodate over 40 MPPA.
Johnson has already appointed "a mighty team of experts" to help develop his airport hub plans.
Johnson actually opposes a third runway at Heathrow and backs the idea of an airport in the Thames Estuary or the expansion at Stansted. "It is absolutely imperative that work to progress a new hub airport in the South East is completed as soon as possible," he said.
The latest figures show a record 5.18 million passengers passed through Heathrow in January. Heathrow's load factors - showing how full the average flight was - also set a record for January at 70%. Of the BRIC economies, passenger numbers were up 14.1% to China and 7.1% to India.
Colin Matthews, CEO of Heathrow said: "Heathrow is the UK's only hub airport accounting for 78% of all long-haul flights from the UK."
London mayor showers praises on Hyderabad airport - The Times of India
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