Cash transactions for collection of Airport charges from non-scheduled operators at Begumpet Airport here have become history with the commissioning of GPRS enabled EDC terminal at Begumpet Airport on Friday.
Launching the facility on Friday, Union Ministry of Civil Aviation Joint Secretary G. Ashok Kumar appreciated the efforts of AAI in introducing the facility within a very short span. The facility was launched on September 21 last year from the Juhu Airport and now almost all Airports managed by AAI have this facility. The salient features of this facility are: It is GPRS enabled; Multi Currency handler; Risk of fake currency minimized; non-scheduled operators can now enjoy credit of 45 days on payment through credit cards, which till now they were remitting through cash transactions and working on real time basis and on reduced manpower.
Rajesh Bhandari, Executive Director (Finance), AAI, I.N. Murthy, General Manager (CIC), AAI, Hyderabad and other senior officials of AAI and Civil Aviation fraternity were present. (NSS)
