NZ premier makes quick stop at Kochi
TNN | Updated: Oct 28, 2016, 06:47 IST
Narendra Modi
Kochi: John Key, the prime minister of New Zealand, on his way to Indonesia after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, made a quick stop at Kochi to visit the new terminal, T3, at the Cochin International Airport, which is yet to be opened to the public.
"This is one of the most beautiful airports I have ever been to," said Prime Minister Key, who visited the terminal along with an 81-member delegation, which included personal staff and business professionals.
He was received at the airport by the V J Kurian, managing director of Cial, Ernakulam, and district collector K Muhammed Y Safirulla. He was given a guided tour of the new facility.
The solar powered T3 terminal built at a cost of Rs 1,100 crore is expected to start operations by the end of November.
Key spoke about the tie-up with the New Zealand based company, Glidepath, which received the Rs 147 cr contract to install the airport's baggage handling system and an integrated inline explosive detection system.
In an edit page article written for TOI, Key said expanding the Indian market for technological products from New Zealand along with drafting a comprehensive free trade agreement are among his priorities.
"New Zealand is extremely well known for producing food," said Key at Cial, "What is sometimes not known about New Zealand is our high-tech manufacturing and the kind of engineering capability that you see here with Glidepath."
"This is one of the most beautiful airports I have ever been to," said Prime Minister Key, who visited the terminal along with an 81-member delegation, which included personal staff and business professionals.
He was received at the airport by the V J Kurian, managing director of Cial, Ernakulam, and district collector K Muhammed Y Safirulla. He was given a guided tour of the new facility.
The solar powered T3 terminal built at a cost of Rs 1,100 crore is expected to start operations by the end of November.
Key spoke about the tie-up with the New Zealand based company, Glidepath, which received the Rs 147 cr contract to install the airport's baggage handling system and an integrated inline explosive detection system.
In an edit page article written for TOI, Key said expanding the Indian market for technological products from New Zealand along with drafting a comprehensive free trade agreement are among his priorities.
"New Zealand is extremely well known for producing food," said Key at Cial, "What is sometimes not known about New Zealand is our high-tech manufacturing and the kind of engineering capability that you see here with Glidepath."
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