SITE VISIT Officials of GMR and the media tour the first floor of the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport, where theceiling and floor patterns are inspired by rangoli, a traditional Indian art form. —JUNO GUNAYON
VISAKHAPATNAM, India— The next gateway to Southeast Asia may not be Singapore or Bangkok, but a fast-growing city on India’s southeastern coast, more than 4,000 kilometers from Manila.
That’s the bet of GMR Airports Ltd., which has opened a new international airport in the Andhra Pradesh region, hoping to turn Visakhapatnam into a regional aviation hub.
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