India is proud to present the world's best airport,Narrated by Amitabh Bachchan and in Terminal 2 : Where Dreams Take Flight" is an exploration of the passion and philosophy that guided the T2 project. The swanky new Terminal 2 at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport which has been built at a cost of Rs 9,800 crore and will cater to an estimated 40 million passengers annually. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) (IATA: BOM, ICAO: VABB), formerly Sahar International Airport, is the primary international airport in Mumbai, India, and is named after the 17th century Maratha emperor, Chhatrapati Shivaji. The Airport's IATA code -- "BOM", is derived from Bombay, Mumbai's former name. Until and through 2008, it was the busiest airport in India. It has since lost that distinction to Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, which currently makes Mumbai the second busiest airport in India in terms of overall passenger traffic.The airport has five operating terminals spread over an operational area of 1,500 acres (610 ha); CSIA handled 30.74 million passengers and 656,369 tonnes of cargo during FY 2011-12. Along with Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport and Chennai International Airport it handles more than half of the air traffic in South Asia. In 2010, CSIA was ranked the 30th busiest airport in the world in terms of cargo with 671,238 tonnes handled. In 2011, the airport was ranked the third-best in the world in the 25--40 million passengers category by Airports Council International. Also in 2011, the airport was the 44th busiest in the world with 30,439,122 passengers handled, registering a 7.6% growth rate over the previous year. It is situated in the suburb of Santa Cruz and the Sahar neighbourhood of Andheri suburb in the pincode area of 400099.Mumbai International Airport Limited, a consortium of GVK Industries Ltd, Airports Company South Africa and Bidvest, was appointed to carry out the modernisation of Mumbai Airport in February 2006. This project was to be completed by end of 2013, but this has been delayed by another year to the end of 2014.Once completed, CSIA will be capable of handling 40 million passengers and 1 million metric tonnes of cargo annually. The new integrated terminal T2 was inaugurated on 10 January 2014 and will open for international operations in February, 2014. The construction of a dedicated six lane, elevated road connecting the new terminal with the main arterial Western Express Highway is underway. Here are 10 facts about the new terminal: The new terminal has been built by the GVK-led consortium has been built at a cost of over 12,500 crores. The T2 covers an area of over 1400 acres. Granite that can cover 27 football fields, and over 18000 metric tonnes of steel have been used in its construction. Though no longer India's busiest airport, the four-storey terminal will cater to an estimated 40 million passengers annually. The new terminal has 188 check-in counters, 60 immigration counters for departing passengers, and 76 immigration counters for incoming fliers. To get around, passengers will have access to 47 escalators and 73 elevators. For those who stress about travelling to the domestic Sahar airport for connecting flights, a six-lane elevated expressway will ease things. A multi-level car park has also been built to accommodate 5,000 vehicles. T2 will mostly cater to international traffic, though a few domestic airlines are expected to move operations there later. The terminal will also boast 21,000 square meters of area for retail shopping. The new terminal will have 2300 CCTV cameras for passenger safety and 4100 public address speakers. The X-shaped terminal also boasts of a three-kilometre-long art walk which incorporates Indian aesthetics with a white peacock theme. Titled 'Jaya He', it offers a glimpse into India's rich legacy and is an unprecedented interdisciplinary platform for the nation's cultural and creative industrie A documentary from built it bigger more from megastructure Abu Dhabi Central Market - Extreme Engineering - Megastructures Documentary AL-Hamra Mall kuwait Big Bigger Biggest Airport -Heathrow Airport BIG BIGGER BIGGEST bridge BIG BIGGER BIGGEST Metro Build It Bigger Azerbaijan's Amazing Transformation Burj Khalifa Dubai's Palm Islands Dubai's Ski Resort Extreme Engineering Hong Kongs Airport Megastructures - Abu Dhabi The Round Skyscraper Megastructures - Lupu Arch Bridge China Megastructures - World Island Wonder Megastructures - World's Biggest Casino

• published: 05 Oct 2014
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