No more intl flights at Terminal 2A

Terminal building 2A of the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at Sahar was cleared out on Sunday paving way for the construction of a new building for domestic and international airlines. International flights will now dock at terminal 2B and and C.

A spokesperson for Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) said, “The groundwork for clearing out all operational activity from the 2A terminal site initiated in July in order to house the modern terminal building has been completed today. Once the process of removal of fittings and other effects from the 2A is completed, demolition work will be undertaken.”

According to him, terminal buildings 2A and 2C had been handling international flights of 46 airlines till now. “Since the 2A site has been chosen for the construction of the new building, arrivals will now be at 2B and 2C. Constructed in the late 1980s, terminal 2B that had never been put into use till now owing to some reason or the other,” he said.

He further said that various designs are  being considered for the new terminal building that will come up on the site. The new building will be on par with the best designs and house the best flight technology found in the world.