Vizag airport terminal to be inaugurated soon

Visakhapatnam: The new terminal at the Visakhapatnam airport, built at a cost of Rs 100 crore, will be inaugurated on Feb. 20.

The Defence Minister, Mr A.K. Antony, the Civil Aviation Minister, Mr Praful Patel, and the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S Rajasekhara Reddy, are expected to participate in the inaugural function.

A fully operational terminal is the pre-requisite for operating international flights from here and it is said that many airlines are showing interest.
However, going by past experience, it is doubtful whether the terminal will be fully ready from the day of inauguration, even though the opening has been advanced in view of elections.

For instance, the new runway was commissioned with the night landing facilities and other pre-requisites long ago, but till now there are no night flights.