As Low Cost Carrier (LCC) concept made inroads in the Indian aviation industry over a decade ago, there was a sudden surge in the air traveling population. The authorities concerned thought it was the right time to look at the infrastructure especially since the terminals at most of the airports had vintage facilities barring a few which over a period of time had undergone some piecemeal cosmetic changes. The Airports Authority of India (AAl), being the 'mainstay of civil aviation', took upon itself the Herculean task of upgrading and modernising the airport. The air passenger traffic growth at that particular time in the country was over 20 per cent, amongst the highest in the world. Int...

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