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Jaipur: After renovation, the Jaipur International Airport will add three more departure gates, taking the total to five. Officials said that the additional gates will ease the traffic congestion that passengers face outside the airport. The airport will also have separate lanes for VIPs and passenger movement.
Officials said there are currently 26 check-in counters in the departure area of Terminal 2 while 14 more counters have been installed.
“At present all 40 counters are working smoothly. The number of departure gates has also been increased from two to five. There will be two lanes at each departure gate into the terminal building. With this, now nine lanes will be available for passengers to enter the terminal and one lane has been reserved for the staff. Two new X-ray machines have also been installed in the security hold area, the total number of which has now reached seven,” said the official spokesperson of Jaipur International Airport.
Officials said that the boarding gate has been shifted to the first floor of the departure area and the seating capacity increased by an additional 100 passengers.
“For the convenience of passengers, construction work of a new and spacious lounge on the first floor is in full swing. Apart from this, 10 reservation counters from inside the terminal building are soon to be shifted outside to the curb side area extension area,” added the spokesperson.
Officials said that the total passenger load last year at the Jaipur airport was 4.98 million, which is likely to increase by 7-10% year on year. The facilities are being expanded keeping the growth in mind.
Renovation work is being done outside the airport too with changes being made in the entry and exit gates of the airport. tnn
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Officials said there are currently 26 check-in counters in the departure area of Terminal 2 while 14 more counters have been installed.
“At present all 40 counters are working smoothly. The number of departure gates has also been increased from two to five. There will be two lanes at each departure gate into the terminal building. With this, now nine lanes will be available for passengers to enter the terminal and one lane has been reserved for the staff. Two new X-ray machines have also been installed in the security hold area, the total number of which has now reached seven,” said the official spokesperson of Jaipur International Airport.
Officials said that the boarding gate has been shifted to the first floor of the departure area and the seating capacity increased by an additional 100 passengers.
“For the convenience of passengers, construction work of a new and spacious lounge on the first floor is in full swing. Apart from this, 10 reservation counters from inside the terminal building are soon to be shifted outside to the curb side area extension area,” added the spokesperson.
Officials said that the total passenger load last year at the Jaipur airport was 4.98 million, which is likely to increase by 7-10% year on year. The facilities are being expanded keeping the growth in mind.
Renovation work is being done outside the airport too with changes being made in the entry and exit gates of the airport. tnn
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