Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File photograph
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new built-in terminal of the Chennai airport in the final week of this month.
Sources in the Airports Authority of India (AAI) stated two dates — March 26 and 27 — are being thought-about for the inauguration and so they have begun making preparations for the perform.
“Even though a part of the terminal will be inaugurated later this month, passengers can start using it after 2-3 weeks as some more preparations have to be completed. Once it is over, the international flight operations will be ready for take-off from the new terminal,” an official stated.
“Customs, immigration and CISF staff will check for the smooth functioning of the respective systems to find out if all the required facilities for passengers are available. Also, the food and beverage stalls will be set up during this period before the international passenger operations begin,” an official stated.
Initially, solely a component of this new terminal might be operational. The subsequent section of building of the remaining portion will proceed after the inauguration, officers stated. They can have to execute a number of trial runs after the inauguration throughout which all the techniques and the employees will transfer to the new terminal steadily.
Five years in the past, the airport witnessed the starting of the section II mission to improve capability and allow the airport deal with 35 million passengers a 12 months. The mission, executed at an estimated price of about ₹2,500 crore, will embrace an built-in terminal with an expansive space of 1,97,000 sq. mt. As per the plan, the home terminals might be positioned at the two ends and the worldwide terminal in the centre.
