Good News: Mangalore International Airport Is Awarded As One Of The Best Airports In The World

March 10: Four Airports of India are awarded the best Airports in the world recently by Airport Service Quality (ASQ) for the year 2019. Mangalore Is International Airport is one among the four Airports, while the others are Chandigarh, Trivandrum and Lucknow.
The ACI-ASQ survey was carried out at 356 airports across North America, Latin America and Caribbean, Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia. The ASQ survey results are monitored by AERA, NITI Aayog and MoCA. These airports won 10 awards in four categories.
Mangalore International Airport has taken steps such as:
– Commissioning of 2 passenger building bridges
– Facelift works of terminal building were completed to improve terminal building ambience
– Large size FIDS displays installed
– App based CAB aggregator was introduced
– Automatic electronic access control systems, E-Gates for arrival and departure immigration counters introduced for passenger’s convenience.
– Improved signage in the terminal building and city side
– Various other passenger facilities like ATMs, two concessionaries, 500 new trolleys and lounges refurbished
– Eco-friendly airport
– Passenger facilities for differently-abled people improved by providing tactile flooring ending with ‘May I help you’ desk.
– Different cashless payment options introduced
– Local art works depicting local culture, heritage and traditions are being displayed in the various prominent places of the terminal building and also in the city side. The local art works have been appreciated by travelling public.