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[image: Cover Photo] <https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=546098068746565&set=a.545316458824726.1073741827.545306268825745&type=1> **Like<https://www.facebook.com/ajax/timeline/sign_up_dialog/?page_id=545306268825745&next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmakanakamopa> ** <https://www.facebook.com/makanakamopa#> [image: Maka Naka Mopa]<https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=553543274668711&set=a.545312705491768.1073741825.545306268825745&type=1&source=11> Maka Naka Mopa 17,251 likes ยท 1,692 talking about this Swanky air terminal set to take wing Anisha Francis<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toireporter/author-Anisha-Francis.cms>, TNN Aug 27, 2013 PANAJI: Come October, the cramped waiting halls, rickety lifts and never-ending queues at the Goa international airport at Dabolim will hopefully be history. With the commissioning of the new terminal building -- the swanky glass and steel span structure with a sprawling floor space of around 64,000 sq m -- four times larger than the present airport terminal, the flow of passengers through the airport will be much smoother, promises airport director M Suresh. "The expansion of the Goa airport is probably the last among other airports across the country; it was long overdue," admits Suresh. "The airport is jam-packed in the afternoons, as civilian flights are only operational after 1pm. Irrespective of their flight timings, people tend to reach the airport by 1pm, as most hotels<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Hotels-(musician)>have 12 noon check-out timings-this results in overcrowding and queues," he pointed out, while stating that the new terminal building will be able to accommodate 2,750 passengers per hour. "The new terminal will be world-class, with modern aerobridges for boarding, multiple escalators and elevators, a barrier-free environment and a strong security system," said Suresh. The number of counters for checking in luggage, booths for frisking and security, customs and immigration kiosks have been doubled to avoid long queues. Tenders have been floated for a food court, entertainment and shopping area boasting of exclusive international brands. "We are also collaborating with the state government to construct a grade separator in front of the airport, with two flyovers to act as traffic loops, in order to decongest the entrance and exit points of the airport," the airport director said. The existing building will be 'partly demolished' to make room for a parallel taxi track alongside the runway, Suresh told TOI. "At present, aircraft do not have enough space to taxi and then park, they have to backtrack along the runway to the parking area, during which time, no other aircraft can land. This slows down our operations," he explained, pointing out that a parallel taxi track will enable aircraft to land one after the other, without delay. The AAI is still in negotiation with the state government as well as the Indian Navy, for additional land-the airport would require at least 12 additional parking bays for aircraft, if it is to scale up operations. The construction as well as the work on the interiors of the new terminal is being carried out by Consolidated Construction Consortium Ltd, the same group that has recently carried out expansion work of the airports at Chennai, Dehradun <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Dehradun>, Mangalore, Tiruvanathapuram and Tiruchi .