-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Add your name to the CLEAN GOA INITIATIVE | | | | by visiting this link and following the instructions therein | | | | http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2005-October/033926.html | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- <Jittendra Deshprabhu the legislator from North Goa is showing ignorance when he said: Mumbai has two airports, Sahar and Santacruz! Mumbai now has two domestic terminals at Santa Cruz and three or more International Terminals at Sahar! But Mumbai has just one Arport and one control Tower; the same airspace and runways are used by all the terminals. So stop putting up these useless arguments>[Nasci Caldeira]
I agree that the man on the moon who zooms in on Santa Cruz/Sahar from his perch would say that the spaces are contiguous enough to support a single, integrated facility as visualised above. But what about the ground reality, especially the experience of in-transit passengers? Knowledgeable folks say that to cover the 6 (six) km distance between the domestic and international terminals they had (until very recently) to exit one completely and travel to the other. In Mumbai this could be time-equivalent to a much longer distance elsewhere! Although special coaches have now been provided to run internally within the airport the wait for them is eternal. So ... Also, btw, the new aiport being planned for Mumbai will be located at Navi Mumbai. Sindhudurg seems to be a mere diversionary ploy for anti-Mopa elements in Goa. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | | | | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
