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22May/080

Hyderabad Airport Crosses The 1 Million Passengers Mark

Hyderabad's new international airport has crossed the 1 million passengers mark in 50 days of operation. The airport opened for commercial traffic on March 23, 2008.

It is handling a slightly larger daily load than the old Begumpet airport, with 248 flights a day compared to Begumpet's 218.

Connectivity is still seen as a problem though the airport shuttles are taking some of the sting out of the journey. The shuttle from Begumpet's Paryatak Bhavan takes an hour to reach the airport.

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2Apr/082

Hyderabad Airport (Shamsabad) – Connectivity from City (Mehdipatnam)

I have written about the bus service from various points in the city to the new airport at Shamsabad. In that post I provided a map of the Begumpet area with the Paryatak Bhavan highlighted. Since then some more information has cropped up.

The buses run every 30 minutes from Paryatak Bhavan, Begumpet, and the run takes about 1 hr 30 mins. No stops in between. There is likely to be a rush for seats. Tickets are available on the bus. The fare is Rs. 95/-, inclusive of taxes.

The second boarding point is Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital at Mehdipatnam. The hospital is actually in Humayun Nagar on the road from Masab Tank (NMDC Office) to Mehdipatnam. See maps below.

Detailed road map showing the Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital in Mehdipatnam. (Click for full size image)

The map below shows a large chunk of Hyderabad with the following locations highlighted:

Hi-Tech City, Madhapur
Jubilee Hills Check Post area
Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital, Mehdipatnam (red circle towards the bottom of the map)
Paryatak Bhavan, Begumpet (pink circle near Hussain Sagar lake)

Hyderabad map with Airport Shuttle Pick-up locations (Click for full size image)

At this time I have no information about the exact spot near Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital where the shuttles pick up passengers. I do know that the area is crowded with shops and sees a lot of traffic. The road from Masab Tank towards Mehdipatnam is the main conduit for all traffic going towards the Old Bombay Highway, Bangalore Highway & the Srisailam Highway. Plus the area is densely populated.

If you are traveling from the Madhapur area it might be better to board the shuttle from Begumpet.

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26Jan/081

Early Morning Traffic At Jubilee Hills Check Post, Hyderabad

Weekday. 8.45 am. Jubilee Hills Check Post, Hyderabad. Road from Panjagutta to Madhapur.

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25Jan/083

The View From My office (Oracle, Hyderabad)

I recently moved into the Oracle Campus at Madhapur from our leased Raheja Mind Space office. I have a cabin on the 4th floor at the front of the building. Not a corner room. Not yet

I can see the Dell building across the street and they dominate my view

In the evenings the landing flights roar directly overhead as we are right in the landing flight path. I notice them only in the evenings. Maybe because there is particularly heavy air traffic at that time of the day.

My office is in the new Oracle building, called Phase II. The older building is right beside ours and the multilevel parking is behind.