Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport also known as Shamshabad Airport is the only airport in Hyderabad, which caters both domestic and international flights. It is just at a distance of 22 km from the heart of city, and can be easily accessible. This airport has been made up as a replacement for Begumpet Airport for the sake of passengers. It was inaugurated on 23rd March 2008. The same date has marked the beginning of its operation with a flight from Frankfurt. Smt Sonia Gandhi was there at the inauguration of Hyderabad airport. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport of Hyderabad, is the first green-field airport in India. This airport occupies a second position after Cochin International Airport, for the public – private partnership in the area of airport infrastructure.

Features Of Hyderabad Airport:

It is a well equipeed airport to accommodate large aircrafts and international traffic too. This airport is mostly recognised for its technical brilliance and offering of friendly facilities and services to passengers. Some of these services are:

• 60 Aircraft bays 
• 12 Aero bridges 
• 16 Check-in SELF Check-in counters 
• 130 Check-in Check-out counters 
• 105000 sq m Terminal area consisting of under croft 
• 46 Immigration Counters 
• 1 Runway with additional taxiway 
• Cargo capacity of 100,000 tonnes/year 
• 2 floors for departures and arrivals 
• 137,000 sq m Ramp area 
• Restaurants and bars 
• Transfer desks 
• In-line baggage handling system 
• Conference facilities 
• Tax free areas 
• Lounges 
• Shops 
• Spa 

International Connectivity Of Hyderabad Airport:

The Rajiv Gandhi International airport of Hyderabad is connected with various international destinations of the world. Some of them are:

• London-Heathrow 
• Dammam 
• Dubai 
• Sharjah 
• Kuala Lumpur 
• Muscat 
• Jeddah 
• Frankfurt 
• Kuwait 
• Singapore 
• Doha 
• Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi 

Domestic Connectivity Of Hyderabad Airport:

This terminal was built with an aim to serve 50 million passengers annually. This terminal offers you excellent services of reputed Indian airlines like Air Deccan, Air India, Go Air, Indigo, Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines, SpiceJet and so on. With the services of these airlines following destinations can be accessed:

• Mumbai 
• Delhi 
• Bangalore 
• Kolkata 
• Goa 
• Chennai 
• Jaipur 
• Pune 
• Agartala 
• Ahmedabad 
• Coimbatore 
• Cochin 
• Vijayawada 
• Tirupati 
• Visakhapatnam 
• Jodhpur 
• Nagpur 
• Rajahmundry 
• Bhubaneshwar 
• Guwahati 
• Imphal 
• Raipur 
• Indore 

Along with all this easy connectivity to both domestic and international destinations, and also the green field facilities, this airport provides best accommodation at some comfortable Hotels Near Hyderabad Airport.

Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi

Indira Gandhi International Airport also known as Palam airport is an international airport located in New Delhi. The name of this airport is derived from the name of former Prime Minister 'Indira Gandhi'. It is second most busiest airport in India, in terms of passengers. It provides services to around 23 million passengers per year. It has overtaken Mumbai Airport, which is the busiest airport in South Asia in terms of aircraft traffic movements per day. Mumbai is also a busiest airport in terms of passengers carried annually, same title is expected to shift to Delhi Airport.

Delhi Airport is privately managed by Delhi International Airport Limited, and is among the important gateways to India. This airport currently has three terminals, and the beginning of the operation at new Terminal 3 has made it the largest and major hub of aviation in South Asia. It aims to handle 100 million passengers by the year 2030. It is a first airport in India to operate 2 runways at a time.

Airport Terminals:

Terminal 1:

It is again divided into four sub-parts. Terminal 1A is for domestic flights by MDLR Airlines, GoAir, Indian Airlines and Air India Regional. Terminal 1B was closed down after the opening of Terminal 1D in 2009. At Terminal 1C domestic airlines from 1A and 1D turns up. Terminal 1D is a new temporary domestic terminal, which cater only the low priced carriers, and is used by Jet Airways, JetLite, Indigo, SpiceJet and Kingfisher airlines.

Terminal 2:

It ia meant for international operations, which caters more than 50 airlines like Air India, Indigo, JetLite, Indian Airlines, Kingfisher, GoAir, etc.

Terminal 3:

It is the 8th largest passenger terminal in world, with a capacity of handling 34 million passengers per year. It serves total 168 check-in counters, 78 aerobridges, 48 contact stands, 30 parking bays, 15 X-ray screening areas, 72 immigration counters, duty-free shops and so on.

Terminal 4 & 5:

These terminals are under construction. After the completion of these terminals, international flights will be shifted here and Terminal 3 handle only domestic air traffic.

Hajj Terminal and Cargo Terminal are there at Delhi Airport. Along with this, thid airport also offers best accommodation at the comfortable Hotels Near Delhi International Airport.

Hotels near Domestic Airport, Mumbai

Domestic airport is situated in western Mumbai in Santacruz east. This airport is also known as Santacruz domestic airport. The airport is connected with international airport that is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. Terminal 1 of the airport is allocated to the Santacruz airport.

To facilitate the arrangement of tourists arriving at the airport there are many hotels near the airport. Some of the hotels near Domestic airport are

Grand Hyatt Mumbai: This hotel is very close to Airport. This is one of the five star hotel in Mumbai.

Hotel Midland: This is one of the 3 star hotel in Mumbai.

The Legend: This hotel is very close to airport. This is a 3 star hotel.