I was extremely thrilled when I have seen a well designed and extremely well constructed airport. Been to both sides (International and Domestic) and was very impressed. Alas, these were the days when the airport was still new. Lack of maintenance, poor upkeep, staff with lack of initiative and casual attitude have turned a fantastic airport into a mere structure. On my last trip, I was left surprised that a service as basic as the public telephone system was not working at all. Toilets, which use to be cleaned regularly were as filthy as it can get. The worst was reserved for the customs and the security officers - It took me 45 minutes to declare an SLR camera - So much so that I was yelling at the customs officer for the last 5 minutes. The customs officer came across as someone who couldn't read simple English. From what was a matter pride, this is now an airport that is just a pile of rubble.

> Total Area for Airport project: 5495 acres
> One of the longest runways in India – 4260 meters
> Code-F Facility: A-380 compatible
> Parking area for over 3000 cars in front of Passenger Terminal Building
> 130 Check-in counters (CUTE) and 16 self check-in kiosks (CUSS)
> 13 business class lounges maintained by Hong Kong based Plaza Premium
> International brands like KFC, McDonalds, Hard Rock Café, Coffee Café Day, Pizza Hut, Coffee Club, Cookie Man, Grab & Fly, Coffee Bean Tea Leaf, Gelato, IIFA bar etc.
> Immigration counters (46)
> India’s longest taxiway (4395m) : can be used as emergency runway
> 10 runway entry/exit points (Including 4 Rapid exit taxiways)

First in India with complete international standards. Still true standard is not just about construction. Still needs to improve on customer service and other things, hence, no 5 stars. What value does Changi get if HYD gets 5 stars.

A 105,300 sq.m. terminal, Having the capacity to handle 12 million passengers per annum is being constructed. The terminal building will have 12 contact and 30 remote stands for aircraft parking. Other buildings, including the ATC Tower (Air Traffic Control Tower), Technical Building, Cargo (100,000 metric tones capacity), MRO (Maintenance and Repair Overhaul), CFR Station (Crash, Fire and Rescue Station) and Utilities having a combined area of 35,000 sq.m. will also be constructed.

In March 2008, the Hyderabad (India) airport was replaced with a new one with the same code (HYD). Comments before this March 2008 are no longer relevant. The new airport is of world class standard (The old one was of a high "Indian" class standard - Better than the old Mumbai and Chennai airports.