HYDERABAD: When the swanky Rajiv Gandhi International airport came up in March, 2008 at Shamshabad, real estate wasn’t the only sector that soared. Hyderabad’s mid-sized health centres offering infertility treatment also surfaced on the world surrogacy map, with direct flights to the city being an enabling , while commercial surrogacy was legalised in India in 2002, the surrogacy scene in Hyderabad started picking up only over the last two years, with many couples from across the globe landing in the city, seeking wombs. Until a couple of years ago, childless couples from abroad were heading either to Gujarat or India’s two most connected cities – Delhi and Mumbai. The presence of embassies in the two major cities also cases started spilling over to Hyderabad with packed infertility centres in Mumbai and Delhi unable to meet the growing demand, and the presence of a modern airport in Hyderabad helped the surge in demand has largely been facilitated by agencies working in various parts of the globe showcasing India as the safest destination to rent a womb and get a child, at a reasonable price. Three reasons why people started looking east for surrogacy – top quality equipment, favorable pricing and hassle-free …