Pulla Hezekiah | Deputy General Manager, Operations
Chennai International Airport (Airports Authority of India) | India

Mr Pulla.Hezekiah is an International Airport Professional from ACI-ICAO and member of -IAPCOP (International Airport Community of Practice) and Global AMPAP (Airport Management Professional Accredited Program) with rich Airport Terminal Management and Air Side Operations professional with 23 years of   experience at major airports at IGI Airport New Delhi, Chennai & Trivandrum.

In 1991 Mr Pulla.Hezekiah completed MBA from Osmania University Hyderabad and got selected as Management Trainee(Operations) with International Airports Authority of India (IAAI)  in March 1993 and  after successful completion of training joined as Airport Manager in 1994 at  Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi (Domestic and International) to maintain and operate infrastructure facilities for Domestic  & International Passengers, Comprising of Air Side Management,  Fire, Rescue & Medical Services, Airport Security Services, Passenger Terminals,VVIP/VIP facilitation and other ancillary support services for smooth civil aviation  activities. 

In the year 1997 was transferred to Chennai International Airport (Domestic and International) 
In 2005 was promoted as Senior Airport Manager at Chennai International Airport and had team of 45 officials reporting to him during this period Implemented the facility of check in for passengers at new International Departure Chennai Airport with CUTE facility & new traffic pattern for smooth movement of vehicles on City side of Chennai Airports. The airport emergency plans and Bomb threat contingency plans were prepared for standard procedures and conducted mockup exercises for air crash and bomb threat to see the preparedness of staff and agencies working at the airport every year.

In 2009 was posted at Trivandrum International Airport to look after duties of Terminal, City side & Airside operations.
In 2010 was posted as Deputy General Manager (Operations) till March 2014 with the responsibility of handling Airport (Terminal) & City side operations for Southern India with headquarters at Chennai and responsible for 14 Airport Terminals in the states of Andhra Pradesh,Karnataka,Kerala,Tamilnadu & Lakshadweep The responsibility included allocation of Budgets for terminals towards passenger facilities & optimize utilization of available resources,  Job contracts for Housekeeping, Bird scaring, Passenger baggage Trolleys and Medical centre/First Aid rooms for various Airports in the region also provided  support/guidance to Airport Directors at various Airports in the region to improve customer satisfaction Levels/ ASQ

In March 2014-March 2016 was posted as Deputy General Manager (Operations) to head Airport Terminal Operations Chennai Airport with the responsibility of handling Airport (Terminal) & City side operations.
Since April 2016 is working as Airport Director Tirupati Airport,Andhra Pradesh & Responsibility includes Total running of Airport operations.