Jamshedpur, Aug. 26 (PTI): Tata Steel, the world's sixth largest maker of the alloy, plans to build an airport here to improve air connectivity from the city to other parts of the country, company managing director B Muthuraman said today.
The steel major has already located land at Adityapur in adjoining Saraikela-Kharswan district for the airport which will have a 7,000 ft long runway. "However, everything is not in our hands," Muthuraman said.
He was speaking on the occasion of inaugural Kolkata- Jamshedpur flight of Air Deccan at Sonari aerodrome today, marking the centenary celebrations of first private steel plant of the country, Tata Steel.
Asked why Tata Steel was not interested in upgrading the existing aerodrome, Muthuraman said there were restrictions in doing that. "That is why we are planning to have a new airport."
The proposed airport would help the steel city to bring business here and help it to grow faster, he said.
Appreciating Air Deccan, he said Tata Steel officials had taken initiative to start air connectivity between Jamshedpur and Kolkata and discussed with many players. Things materialised with Air Deccan following negotiations during the past one-and-a-half years, Muthuraman said.
The association of Tatas with aviation is not new. Tatas were the pioneers in starting commercial flights in India through Tata Airlines under the stewardship of J R D Tata. The group has always been passionate about aviation and this initative by Air Deccan has now put Jamshedpur on the air travel map, he said.
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