After a delay of over three years, Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) has started the first stage of development on 200 acres of land around the airport in Sahar by inviting Request for Qualification (RFQ) from private developers to build hotels and other hospitality projects in the first phase.
The project will be India’s first 24x7 business and leisure hub, claims airport operator GVK.
Christened as GVK Skycity, MIAL says the hotels, convention centres, retail entertainment centres including theme parks, shopping malls, commercial spaces will be developed on the lines of Bangkok airport, over a period of 8-10 years. Once complete, the project will change the skyline of the suburbs. It will also turn the area near the airport into a hub not only for air passengers, business executives but also for the local residents. The project has been designed by Hong Kong based architectural firm HOK.
“The land parcel for which the RFQ has been issued is vacant and in the possession of MIAL” says a MIAL spokesperson.
Read News In full 19/07/13 Shahkar Abidi/Daily News & Analysis
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