Tenders Media Talk Says India Entity Eyeing Kasteli Airport by GTP editing team 26 August 2016 written by GTP editing team 26 August 2016 0 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 9 Impression of Kastelli airport. India-based GMR Infrastructure Ltd may be submitting a bid for the Kasteli airport, to be constructed on the island of Crete, according to the latest media reports. With headquarters in Bengaluru, the company operates New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport and the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad and is active in power generation, mining and exploration, highway and infrastructure development, as well as development and maintenance of airports, among others. According to sources cited by Reuters, GMR has requested and received special authorization from India’s Civil Aviation Ministry to participate in the international bidding contest for the development of an Heraklion airport. Besides the infrastructure projects in India, GMR Group also has a global presence with assets and projects in several countries including Turkey, South Africa, Indonesia, Singapore, the Maldives and the Philippines, where it operates the Mactan Cebu Airport. Kasteli airport, a 850-million-euro project, is set to be operational in 2018 and expected to become Greece’s fourth-biggest airport in terms of traffic, replacing Crete’s outdated Nikos Kazantzakis airport in Heraklion. Follow GTP Headlines on Google News to keep up to date with all the latest on tourism and travel in Greece. Share 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail GTP editing team This is the team byline for GTP. The copyrights for these articles are owned by GTP. They may not be redistributed without the permission of the owner. previous post Travel Makes Up 11% of Greeks’ Online Spending next post In Memory of Konstantinos Mitsis You may also like Greece’s Hotel Market Sees Major Investments Over Four Months 5 February 2025 Greek Tourism Ministry Monitors Santorini Situation as Seismic Activity Continues 5 February 2025 Global Air Passenger Demand Reaches Record High in 2024, IATA Reports 5 February 2025 Greek PM Reassures Public About Santorini’s Ongoing Seismic Activity 5 February 2025 Milos: Ministry Suspends 5-star Hotel Construction Near Sarakiniko Beach 5 February 2025 ELIME and HELMEPA Join Forces for Safer, More Sustainable Greek Ports 5 February 2025 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
