Cochin International Airport Limited
Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) (IATA: COK) is located at Nedumbassery, near Kochi, India. This airport is also known as Kochi International Airport and Cochin International Airport.
Built in the traditional architectural style of Kerala, it is considered to be one of the most beautiful airports in the world. The airport is owned by Cochin International Airport Limited, a public company, initially held by a large number of Non Resident Indians (Indians who live outside India), major Indian corporations as well as a majority interest by the government of Kerala. This is the first International Airport in India that has been built without the Federal Government's stake. The Airport is located about 30 kilometers from the central city area of Cochin and amenities such as pre-paid taxis are readily available which makes life much easier for the passengers who land over there. The serene location of the airport and the availabilty of underdeveloped land near the location provides ample opportunity for growth in the region.
The total project cost of the airport was 3,150,000,000 Rupees (US$68,478,000). The airport has two terminals one each for domestic and international flights. The ground control is handled by Air India and the fuel supply to the airport is by the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. The airport company still holds 400 acres (1.6 km²) of prime land at its disposal for commercial deployment.
Cochin International Airport has direct flights to Kuwait, Singapore, Colombo, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Jeddah and Dubai. It is also linked with Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Goa, Agatti, Trivandrum and Bangalore by domestic flights.
History
October, 1991 - Decision to pursue the new Airport project instead of expansion of existing Naval Airport, by representatives of related govt. agencies.
March, 1993 - Clearance to the proposal by the ministry of Civil Aviation.
May 25, 1999 - Formal inauguration by the President of India.
June 10, 1999 - First Inaugural flight by Air India.
June 21, 1999 - Air India Jumbo Jet Boeing 747 landed.
June 1, 1999 - Domestic Operation from old Naval Airport on Willingdon airport was moved to Cochin.
Domestic airlines
- Air India(Thiruvanathapuram, Mumbai, Kozhikode, Chennai)
- Air India Express (Thiruvanathapuram,Mumbai)
- Indian Airlines (Mumbai, Delhi, Agathi, Bangalore, Chennai, Goa, Coimbatore,Trivandrum,Kozhikode)
- Jet Airways (Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore)
- Air Sahara (Hyderabad, Delhi)
- Paramount Airlines (Delhi, Coimbatore,Chennai)
- Air Deccan (Chennai, Bangalore)
- Kingfisher Airlines (Mumbai,Banglore,Delhi)
- GO Air From Winter 2006
- Spicejet From Winter 2006
International airlines
- Air India (Riyadh, Doha, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jeddah, Dammam,Dubai)
- Air India Express (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Muscat,Al-Ain,Salalah)
- Indian Airlines (Bahrain, Doha, Sharjah, Muscat, Kuwait)
- Air Lanka (Colombo)
- Emirates (Dubai)
- Gulf Air (Muscat,Abudhabi,Bahrain)
- Kuwait Airlines (Kuwait)
- Silkair (Singapore)
- Oman Air (Muscat)
- Qatar Airways (Doha)
- Saudiarabian Airlines (Riyadh, Dammam,Jeddah)
- Mahan Air from Dec.2005 to Tehran
- Air Arabia summer 2006 to Sharjah
- Malaysian Airlines from Dec.2005 to Kulalampur
- British Airways summer 2006 to London
- Lufthansa summer 2006 to Frankfurt
External links
- Kochi International Airport Home Page
- Airport Data
- Map of Kochi
- Map of Ernakulam
- NIC site for Ernakulam
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