New terminal for international departures at Hyderabad Airport to open on Oct 23 All international departure flights will operate from this terminal with effect from 10:30 am on October 23. news Aviation The Interim International Departure Terminal at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad will be made operational on October 23. According to GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL), the airport operator, all international departure flights will operate from this terminal with effect from 10:30 am on October 23. It has advised the passengers to check with their respective airlines before leaving for the airport. Passengers who are booked on Air India International flights AI 127, AI 952, AI 978, AI 988, AI 966 & AI 051 and travelling to domestic destinations are also advised to report at the Interim International Terminal (IIDT) as per their scheduled departure times, GHIAL said in a statement. IIDT, which has been built to facilitate airport's expansion, is located adjacent to the Haj Terminal and can be accessed from both Shamshabad and Srisailam sides of the airport's main approach road via Rotary 1 (Cargo rotary). A dedicated free shuttle service has been arranged between the existing terminal and IIDT for the convenience of passengers. This shuttle service will be available at the Arrivals Ramp and will operate at regular intervals. The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad is projected to handle 20 million passengers during the current financial year as it embarks on an expansion that will take its overall capacity to 40 million passengers per annum. Civil Aviation Secretary R.N. Choubey inaugurated the terminal, an exclusive concourse to handle check-in, security, immigration and custom processes for departing international passengers, earlier this month. GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd CEO S.G.K. Kishore said the interim terminal with one lakh square feet space was built at a cost of less than Rs 50 crore. Built with pre-engineering technology, the structure has come up in less than seven months. The interim terminal is aimed at ensuring expansion of the capacity without hampering growth. One of India's modern world-class airports built in public-private partnership, it completed 10 years in March, 2018. Designed for a capacity of 12 million, it is currently handling 18 million passengers per annum. Kishore said Hyderabad had been the fastest growing airport over the last 3-4 years. "In 2015 we celebrated 10 million passengers. We have almost doubled this year and by March next year we would have handled 20 million passengers," he said. The expansion works, which will take the overall capacity to 34-40 million passengers, are likely to be completed in 2-3 years. By the time the expansion is completed, the passenger traffic may touch 24-27 million. Hyderabad Airport had crossed 20% growth in domestic passenger traffic and with international passenger traffic, the airport has been growing at around 20% annually for last three years. IANS inputs<doc-sep>The interim terminal at the Hyderabad International Airport, which was recently inaugurated, will start operations from Monday (23 October), Financial Express has reported. Interim International Departure Terminal (IIDT) has been built to facilitate the expansion of the airport. It is located adjacent to the Haj Terminal. The terminal can be accessed from Shamshabad and Srisailam sides of the airport's main approach road. For the convenience of passengers, a free shuttle service has been arranged between the existing terminal and the IIDT. This service will be available at regular intervals. In a statement, the airport operator, GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) said that passengers travelling on Air India International flights AI 127, AI 952, AI 978, AI 988, AI 966 and AI 051 are advised to report at the IITD. Some of the domestic flights may use the same terminal. The terminal has been provided with new technologies. It boasts of the country’s first ever remote hand baggage screening facility. When coupled with the new ATRS hand baggage screening, the facility can serve twice the number of passengers at security checkpoints compared to current technologies.<doc-sep>As Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport gets into expansion mode, all international departures are being moved to a new terminal next door. The Interim Integrated Departures Terminal (IIDT) will be operational on the morning of 23 October. Here’s what you need to know: So where is Hyderabad airport’s new terminal? The new terminal for international departures is a short hop from the main terminal building, and right next to the Haj terminal. After completing all entry formalities, you will eventually end up at the main terminal building, where you can access the food courts, lounges, duty-free and other conveniences. What flights will operate out of the new Interim International Departures Terminal? Starting 10.30am on Tuesday, 23 October, all international airlines will fly out of the Interim International Departures Terminal (IIDT). Will any domestic flights operate out of IIDT? Technically, none. But if you’re flying the domestic leg of Air India’s international flights, you will have to report at the IIDT. These flights are: AI 127 (Hyderabad-Delhi-Chicago); AI 952 (Dubai-Hyderabad-Visakhapatnam); AI 978 (Muscat-Hyderabad-Bengaluru); AI 988 (Kuwait City-Hyderabad-Chennai); AI 966 (Jeddah-Hyderabad-Mumbai); and AI 051 (Hyderabad-Mumbai) This is subject to change, so double-check if you’re flying Air India. What if you end up at the main terminal for an international flight? Don’t stress. There’s a free shuttle service between the existing terminal and Interim International Departures Terminal (IIDT). You can hop on to the shuttle at the Arrivals Ramp and will operate at regular intervals. It will take about 5 minutes to go from the main terminal to the new terminal. Why interim? Because that’s literally what it is—interim. The Hyderabad airport is undergoing expansion, which means plenty of chopping and changing in the main terminal building. To ensure smooth operations, all international departures are being shifted to the Interim International Departures Terminal. Once the expansion is complete—in about four years—all operations will move back to the newer, bigger integrated terminal. So, interim means… basic? Not really. The IITD has a premium check-in concourse for those flying Business or First Class. The Plaza Premium lounge is available once you’ve checked in. The airport says it has an adequate number of check-in counters, immigration desks, and X-ray machines. It claims to be the first Indian airport terminal to have a remote hand baggage screening facility and the Automatic Tray Retrieval System, which will together mean a zippy security check. And once you’re through, you will end up at the main terminal for boarding. More questions about IIDT? Call the Hyderabad International Airport’s helpline at 040-66546370 or 040-66606660. Or, drop them an email: rgia.customersupport@gmrgroup.in<doc-sep>All international departures at the Hyderabad airport will operate from the Interim International Departures Terminal, effective October 23 10:30 am. The airport has advised passengers to check with their respective airlines before starting for the airport. Passengers who are booked on Air India International flights: AI 127, AI 952, AI 978, AI 988, AI 966 and AI 051 and travelling to domestic destinations are also advised to report at Interim International Terminal (IIDT) as per their scheduled departure time. The IIDT is located adjacent to the Haj Terminal and can be accessed from both Shamshabad and Srisailam sides of the Airport’s main approach road via Rotary 1 (Cargo rotary) that leads towards the Haj Terminal. Signage with directions to IIDT have been placed starting from airport approach road and passengers are advised to follow directional signage to avoid any inconvenience. A dedicated free shuttle service has been arranged between the existing terminal and IIDT. This shuttle service will be available at the Arrivals Ramp and will operate at regular intervals. The transit time from the existing terminal to the International Departures Terminal is 5 minutes.<doc-sep>
All international flights departing from Hyderabad have shifted to a new interim terminal from today. The new terminal of the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, a 5-minute drive away from the existing terminal, has been made operational from today for all international flights. “Please be informed that the operations at the new Interim International Departures Terminal, which is near the Haj Terminal, will begin today from 10:30 AM," Rajiv Gandhi International Airport said in a tweet. GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (GHIAL) CEO SGK Kishore said the interim facility was a pop-up terminal to handle international departures as air traffic from Hyderabad had grown at the rate of almost 100% in the last 2-3 years. Passengers who are booked on Air India’s international flights AI 127, AI 952, AI 978, AI 988, AI 966 & AI 051 and travelling to domestic destinations are also advised to report at the Interim International Terminal (IIDT) at their scheduled departure times, Hyderabad airport authorities said in a statement. IIDT, which has been built to facilitate the airport’s expansion, is located adjacent to the Haj Terminal and can be accessed from both the Shamshabad and Srisailam sides of the airport’s main approach road via Rotary 1 (Cargo rotary). A dedicated free shuttle service has been arranged between the existing terminal and the IIDT for the convenience of passengers. This shuttle service will be available at the arrivals ramp and will operate at regular intervals. It takes just 5 minutes to reach the new interim international terminal from the existing terminal of Hyderabad airport. The IIDT has been developed to handle check-in, security, immigration, and customs processes for departing international passengers. After completing these formalities, passengers will seamlessly move into the main passenger terminal building using a bank of elevators. The new terminal also boasts of India’s first remote hand baggage screening facility. To clear confusion regarding any departure or arrival of flights, Hyderabad airport has provided the following helpline numbers: 040-66546370, 040-66606660. Subscribe to Mint Newsletters * Enter a valid email * Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter.