Gwalior to host international flights soon

In a record of sorts for the Airport Authority of India, the Rs 500 crore new terminal  at Gwalior airport will be completed in 14 months and made available to passengers in the next ten days, Civil aviation Minister said’

"We aim to make this the fastest airport to be built in the history of India. The foundation stone of this airport was laid by the Home Minister on October 16, 2022, and we will try to have it completely ready by January 31 or the first week of February," the Union Minister said after inspecting to the progress of work at the project site.

Gwalior is all set to rise to a global level the minister said indicating that the once sleepy town will soon become international aviation hub

"Today, in Gwalior, I reviewed the airport construction with higher officials and issued necessary guidelines. Gwalior Airport, under construction in two lakh square feet at a cost of Rs 500 crore, will prove to be a milestone in the construction of the new Gwalior," he added.

Hundred year old airports like Coimbatore and Madurai are awaiting the status of an international airport for decades and Gwalior is expected to jump the queue with the commissioning of the new terminal.

The Union minister’s father late MadhavraoScindia shot into fame when as the Union railway minister in 1980’s developed Gwalior railway station like a modern airport terminal.