In line with the Accessible India Campaign, GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (GHIAL) has launched a Wheelchair Lift or Vertical-lift for the benefit of senior citizens and passengers with reduced mobility at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA).
This unique facility has been made available to domestic passengers arriving at the airport.On an average approximately around 40,000 passengers fly in and out of Hyderabad each day, out of which more than 100 arrival passengers are wheelchair bound.
For the wheelchair-bound passengers that arrive onboard aircraft which do not dock at aerobridges, elevators are provided to enable them to enter the terminal building to reclaim their baggage. For this, they are usually escorted by an airline staff towards the baggage claim area.
The vertical-lift installed at Hyderabad Airport is fully compliant with all safety norms. It takes around two minutes for a passenger to move up from the gate to the baggage claim area. The lift is electrically powered and can be operated by a remote control after securing the wheelchair-bound passenger onto the lift’s platform. The airport has also provided a backup power source to ensure uninterrupted operations of the lift at all times.
Speaking about the initiative, Mr SGK Kishore, CEO, GHIAL said, “We at Hyderabad Airport have been focused on providing the best possible facilities and services to passengers with reduced mobility and, we are confident that the Verti-lift solution would make travel through our airport easier and better for our passengers.”