After many years of solid operation the Begumpet airport in Hyderabad has closed and in its place brand-new state-of-the-art airport has opened in Shamshabad, on the outskirts of the city. The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, to give it its name, has a very nice website associated with it. I got excited about the "live feed" option, but it turns out to be linking to a photo gallery, but that has some good photos, too. Come to think of it, having a live feed from the baggage claim area would be a nice option. That way people can see whether their friends have arrived and how much longer it will take for them to exit the airport. If the airport authorities can arrange for a large "waiting area" parking lot that receives live feed from the baggage claim area then people wont have to crowd the terminal entryway and wonder how long they have to wait.
Growing pains are bound to be a part of the new experience, but this takes the cake - a pilot is not informed of the new airport and refuses to land his plane, instead taking the plane to Delhi and then onto Mumbai!
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