New Bombay airport terminal

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India’s airport modernization rolls into Bombay with a spanking-new domestic terminal at Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport, designed by an Indian architect, no less (via Etcetera):

The new aluminium and glass-fronted terminal will house the operations of all major private domestic carriers and will cater to seven million passengers a year.

From July 28, all private airlines such as Jet Airways, Air Sahara, Spice Jet and Air Deccan will move into the upgraded building.

The two-phase upgradation of the domestic terminal costs Rs. 83 crores [~$19M, or $~60M PPP]. Construction on the second phase, which is expected to start once this new terminal is in operation, will take four months. [Link]

With new carriers coming in, the terminus needed major expansion… Mumbai airport, said Kumar, was the first and 30 airports were likely to will follow this pattern… the revamped portion of the terminal building has an all-new look: Aluminum composite panels, a glass roof, a skylight, a 1,575-sq metre pillarless check-in area, 38 check-in counters and a 1,651-sq metre security hold. [Link]

This is the first time I’ve seen reports about Indian buildings paying attention to handicapped accessibility:

Facilities for disabled persons, including ramps and toilets [Link]

Desis immediately begin enjoying the national sport of caviling

More than 12 hours after the revamped Terminal 1B was opened… while it sports a swish international feel, with wide open, naturally-lit spaces and a thought-out design effort — the quality of the experience is some way from being truly world class. At the end of a rushed schedule to get the facility ready in time, the entrance has three men perched on bars, painting them white… ”Looks like they’re still building it. The signboards for toilets are not up yet and there are no food counters…” [Link]

See photos of the new terminal.

23 thoughts on “New Bombay airport terminal”

  1. From what ive heard, the airport is a good change from the old drab airports, both at Santacruz and Sahar that we have been used to.

  2. I’m waiting for them to get started on the international airports. Any news on that anyone?

  5. That’s good to see – the attention being paid to disabled travellers. Catering to the disabled is something Indians do very poorly.

    On a half-related note, the Sri Lankan cornershop near me has a large step to get inside and displays this sign outside:

    “We have a ramp for disabled people, please ask inside.”

  6. On a half-related note, the Sri Lankan cornershop near me has a large step to get inside and displays this sign outside: “We have a ramp for disabled people, please ask inside.”

    Our fishtank lit on fire last week.

  7. Hot wet-sari, gang-running-around-trees action with full oral almost-kissing.

    The first time I saw a kiss in a bollywood movie I was scandalized. I can’t remember what movie it was.

    Here’s an interesting fun fact: Nigeria’s film industry is called Nollywood.

  9. How many more -ollywoods do we have to endure? I’ve lost track, Lolly, Dolly, Dolly (one is Dhaka, one is Parton), Molly, Tolly and now Nolly.

    There’s plenty of Bollywood kissing these days and I say huzzah and yippee. But what bugs me is that the girls are still, on the whole, so wooden about it. We all know you kiss your boyfriends better than that, stop looking so awkward on screen. India needs kissing coaches and I’m ready to volunteer.

    What pisses me off good and proper is the double standards. I saw some song yesterday which was soft-core Bollywood porn. You know the type, you don’t need me to tell you. But there’s still this ridiculous controversy around kissing. Why for crying out loud? The stupidest relates to all these MMS scandals.

    Sure Riya Sen denied hers, it was pornographic – any girl wouldn’ve denied it was her. But why did Kareena and Shaheed come up with this nonsensical story that it wasn’t them kissing in Rain? What’s so bad about kissing?!

    Friends, Romans, countrymen (and very importantly countrywomen), kiss more! With your mouths OPEN!

  10. Our fishtank lit on fire last week. Did they have bicycles?

    Well, my nephews luurve bullfrogs.

  16. Hey Homeless, I called the spot under the PANDA EXPRESS. I shall now mark my territory.

  20. On accessible buildings –

    All new schools and colleges in India now require an accessible building, Theres bleak chance of you getting away with that as Municipal corp’s, AICTE and relevant technical univ/association will check on that. Toilets/elevators/ramps.. All basic facilities are made handicap friendly.

    Besides it not very tough to design according to new rules, as architects are anyways putting elevators in every other building they design. Commercial buildings are most likely to comply by these rules.

    Renovating older ones is challange though, but then thats true with buildings in Toronto (and i guess everywhere else) as well, Not every establishment has renovated to incorporate new ramps/elevators/toilets etc..

  21. I think the Indian government should make modernisation on the airports around the country very quickly asap

  22. India and China are different apart because the Chinese have built huge infrastructure across within they own country and while India is IT leader the wold over the Indian Government to build its own infrastructure. The Indian Government officials train its huge graduates in management and gradully phase out the corrupt officials the young who are not tainted, these new people who will gain new skills and experience which improve Indians out of poverty and improve its manufactering base. The rise of India and China has brought on the new world order in economies and politics the change in both countries has produced profound impact in people lives wil continue.

    The Indians will be in better postion doing jobs jobs in call centres, IT design at low cost and willing do these jobs 247365

  23. I think the Government of India should release Baba Ramdev the whole bureaucracy is riddled with corruption we know the foreigner within the Governement is behind all