New arrival hall at Chennai airport operational

Chennai: The new arrival hall at the Anna international terminal of the Chennai airport became operational on Saturday.
The 600-sq.m facility has a dozen immigration counters, 15 Customs counters, two elevators and four slope-type conveyors, besides a fire alarm system, fire fighting systems with sprinklers, centralised air-conditioning and frameless glazing.
The slope-type conveyors, installed for the first time, will help passengers pick up their baggage without strain, Airports Authority of India officials said. The conveyor belts were imported from the Netherlands at a cost of Rs. 3 crore.
The hall construction began in October 2005 and was completed at a cost of Rs. 28 crore.
A passenger, who arrived by an Air India flight from Kuala Lumpur, termed the facility good.
Earlier, the Customs had 12 red counters, while 14 immigration counters functioned at the arrival hall. The Customs and immigration counters remained the same in the new hall, officials said.
15/07/07 The Hindu

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Categories: Airports Jul 2007